英语词汇“maimed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Verb The bomb killed 16 people and maimed several others. on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year

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Verb

Of safety, as destitution fuels a crime wave even as terrorist attacks — though reduced — continue to kill and maim.

Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 Daemon is a ruthless warrior and an agent of chaos, whose idea of establishing law and order is to brutally maim (and, in one case, castrate) miscreants.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022 No one has a right to maim or kill someone because our words offend them.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022 While government ministers signed the agreement in an ornate room in Istanbul, with their countries' flags lined up together, a few hundred miles away their troops continued to kill and maim each other.

Arkansas Online, 23 July 2022 While government ministers signed the agreement in an ornate room in Istanbul, with their countries’ flags lined up together, a few hundred miles away their troops continued to kill and maim each other.

BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 While government ministers signed the agreement in an ornate room in Istanbul, with their countries’ flags lined up together, a few hundred miles away their troops continued to kill and maim each other.

New York Times, 22 July 2022 Cluster munitions spread submunitions — small explosives called bomblets — over a wide area, and are intended to kill or maim personnel and destroy vehicles and equipment.

Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2022 Anti-personnel land mines often kill and maim civilians long after hostilities have ended.

Arkansas Online, 5 June 2022

Noun

Imad Eddin Wadi, 64, was indicted in June on a charge of conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure people and damage property in another country, which carries a sentence of up to life in prison.

Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Dec. 2021 Hightower planned to contact inmates in other prisons in the state to carry out a plan to either kill, maim or severely injure Tiarks, according to court documents.

Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-French maheimer, mahaigner — more at mayhem

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	maimed
释义	maim 1 of 2 verb ˈmām maimed; maiming; maims transitive verb 1 : to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously 2 : to commit the felony of mayhem upon maimer noun maim 2 of 2 noun 1 obsolete : serious physical injury especially : loss of a member of the body 2 obsolete : a serious loss Synonyms Verb cripple disable incapacitate lame mutilate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The bomb killed 16 people and maimed several others. on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year Recent Examples on the Web Verb Of safety, as destitution fuels a crime wave even as terrorist attacks — though reduced — continue to kill and maim. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 Daemon is a ruthless warrior and an agent of chaos, whose idea of establishing law and order is to brutally maim (and, in one case, castrate) miscreants. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022 No one has a right to maim or kill someone because our words offend them. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022 While government ministers signed the agreement in an ornate room in Istanbul, with their countries' flags lined up together, a few hundred miles away their troops continued to kill and maim each other. Arkansas Online, 23 July 2022 While government ministers signed the agreement in an ornate room in Istanbul, with their countries’ flags lined up together, a few hundred miles away their troops continued to kill and maim each other. BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 While government ministers signed the agreement in an ornate room in Istanbul, with their countries’ flags lined up together, a few hundred miles away their troops continued to kill and maim each other. New York Times, 22 July 2022 Cluster munitions spread submunitions — small explosives called bomblets — over a wide area, and are intended to kill or maim personnel and destroy vehicles and equipment. Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2022 Anti-personnel land mines often kill and maim civilians long after hostilities have ended. Arkansas Online, 5 June 2022 Noun Imad Eddin Wadi, 64, was indicted in June on a charge of conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure people and damage property in another country, which carries a sentence of up to life in prison. Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Dec. 2021 Hightower planned to contact inmates in other prisons in the state to carry out a plan to either kill, maim or severely injure Tiarks, according to court documents. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-French maheimer, mahaigner — more at mayhem First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition maim verb ˈmām maimed; maiming : to injure badly or cripple by violence Medical Definition maim transitive verb ˈmām 1 : to commit the felony of mayhem upon 2 : to wound seriously : mutilate, disable Legal Definition maim transitive verb ˈmām : to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously compare mayhem maimed 1 of 2 adjective as in mutilated Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mutilated crippled disabled challenged paralyzed incapacitated lamed impaired lame paralytic halt hobbled debilitated infirm feeble paraplegic decrepit enfeebled hamstrung quadriplegic weakened hemiplegic wasted paretic weak frail Antonyms & Near Antonyms able-bodied well healthy whole sound hale fit robust hearty See More maimed 2 of 2 verb past tense of maim as in crippled to cause severe or permanent injury to on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year Synonyms & Similar Words crippled wounded incapacitated injured mutilated scarred disabled killed damaged bruised lamed hurt paralyzed disfigured dismembered mangled battered mauled tortured murdered lacerated harmed impaired hobbled gored hit hamstrung winged pummeled bludgeoned tormented licked beat smashed buffeted punched whacked kneecapped slapped bashed banged flogged whipped smacked hammered spanked thrashed pounded pasted pummelled thumped boxed socked lashed bunged up belted laced pelted swiped thwacked lambasted swatted pommeled drubbed roughed (up) pommelled broke walloped Antonyms & Near Antonyms healed rehabilitated cured remedied mended repaired fixed restored renewed patched doctored rejuvenated See More
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