英语词汇“maims”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

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

单词	maims
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 maims verb present tense third-person singular of maim as in cripples to cause severe or permanent injury to on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cripples incapacitates injures mutilates wounds kills damages disables scars hurts bruises paralyzes lames dismembers disfigures hits mauls lacerates mangles harms hobbles impairs beats tortures murders licks bludgeons wings gores hamstrings pummels batters slaps smashes kneecaps smacks bashes thrashes pounds torments whacks thumps hammers whips thwacks bangs wallops swipes punches pelts lambastes flogs socks pastes spanks swats buffets belts boxes laces lashes drubs breaks pommels bungs up roughs (up) lambasts Antonyms & Near Antonyms heals cures rehabilitates doctors remedies restores repairs fixes mends renews rejuvenates patches See More
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