cripple

1. N-COUNT A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple. 殘疾人; 殘廢人[侮辱]

She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to being a cripple. 她從一個(gè)健康、強(qiáng)壯、愛(ài)好體育運(yùn)動(dòng)的年輕姑娘變成了一個(gè)殘疾人。

2. V-T If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again. 使受傷致殘

Mr. Easton was crippled in an accident and had to leave his job. 伊斯頓先生在一場(chǎng)事故中受傷致殘，不得不離開(kāi)了工作。

He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life. 他被警告說(shuō)再一次嚴(yán)重摔跤會(huì)使他終身殘疾。