英语词汇“cripples”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

Noun He returned from war a cripple. Verb Higher taxes could cripple small businesses. an economy crippled by inflation

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Another group calling themselves the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans aimed to disrupt regime communications, cripple infrastructure and leak names and addresses of security-service members.

New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 Defense Ministry bureaucracy was also beginning cripple operations.

Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s team put an emphasis on China’s anti-satellite weaponry, which could be used to sever military communications in a conflict and cripple Western economies.

Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2020 Will that cripple teams to the point where games must be rescheduled?

Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020 Some experts argued that Western countries could never enforce such draconian measures—which curtail human rights and cripple economies—but Italy, shocked by the strain on the health care system in the north of the country, followed suit on 9 March.

Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 18 Mar. 2020 So a future reconciliation bill would not only cripple Obamacare and strip millions of Americans of health coverage obtained via the exchanges, but also kill the Medicaid expansion and throw millions more out of coverage.

Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 7 Oct. 2016

Verb

Proposition 64, California’s 2016 landmark cannabis initiative, sold voters on the promise a legal market would cripple the drug’s outlaw trade, with its associated violence and environmental wreckage.

Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Builders of big swimming pools and spas for custom homes in far-flung neighborhoods complained the cap could cripple their companies, and that lap pools and diving boards may become a thing of the past.

Ken Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2022 The political ambitions of 52 U.S. Senators seem again poised to cripple long-overdue climate reform, even after the United Nations gathered again to fret over our folly.

Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 1 Dec. 2021 With that protein being weak, the virus can infiltrate and cripple our immune system.

Shelby Denise Smith, Essence, 30 July 2022 Train stations, dams, utilities, government buildings, air bases, ground bases, all are potential targets whose loss could cripple Ukraine’s military capability, morale, or economy.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2022 What may cripple one could actually be a boost for another.

Matthew Meehan, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Parents, particularly non-white ones, feel this most acutely, and because parents make up a big share of crucial middle- and upper-management roles, losing them can cripple a company’s future.

Bill Schaninger, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2022 The actions could send Russia’s financial market into free fall and cripple the Kremlin’s ability to pay for its new war, which has intensified in recent days.

Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English cripel, from Old English crypel; akin to Old English crēopan to creep — more at creep

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	cripples
释义	cripple 1 of 3 noun crip·ple ˈkri-pəl 1 a sometimes offensive : a lame or partly disabled person or animal b : one that is disabled or deficient in a specified manner a social cripple 2 : something flawed or imperfect cripple 2 of 3 adjective : being lame, flawed, or imperfect cripple 3 of 3 verb crippled; crippling ˈkri-p(ə-)liŋ transitive verb 1 : to deprive of the use of a limb and especially a leg the accident left him crippled 2 : to deprive of capability for service or of strength, efficiency, or wholeness an economy crippled by inflation crippler ˈkri-p(ə-)lər noun cripplingly ˈkri-p(ə-)liŋ-lē adverb Synonyms Verb disable incapacitate lame maim mutilate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun He returned from war a cripple. Verb Higher taxes could cripple small businesses. an economy crippled by inflation Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Another group calling themselves the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans aimed to disrupt regime communications, cripple infrastructure and leak names and addresses of security-service members. New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 Defense Ministry bureaucracy was also beginning cripple operations. Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s team put an emphasis on China’s anti-satellite weaponry, which could be used to sever military communications in a conflict and cripple Western economies. Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2020 Will that cripple teams to the point where games must be rescheduled? Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020 Some experts argued that Western countries could never enforce such draconian measures—which curtail human rights and cripple economies—but Italy, shocked by the strain on the health care system in the north of the country, followed suit on 9 March. Jon Cohen, Science \| AAAS, 18 Mar. 2020 So a future reconciliation bill would not only cripple Obamacare and strip millions of Americans of health coverage obtained via the exchanges, but also kill the Medicaid expansion and throw millions more out of coverage. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 7 Oct. 2016 Verb Proposition 64, California’s 2016 landmark cannabis initiative, sold voters on the promise a legal market would cripple the drug’s outlaw trade, with its associated violence and environmental wreckage. Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Builders of big swimming pools and spas for custom homes in far-flung neighborhoods complained the cap could cripple their companies, and that lap pools and diving boards may become a thing of the past. Ken Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2022 The political ambitions of 52 U.S. Senators seem again poised to cripple long-overdue climate reform, even after the United Nations gathered again to fret over our folly. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 1 Dec. 2021 With that protein being weak, the virus can infiltrate and cripple our immune system. Shelby Denise Smith, Essence, 30 July 2022 Train stations, dams, utilities, government buildings, air bases, ground bases, all are potential targets whose loss could cripple Ukraine’s military capability, morale, or economy. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2022 What may cripple one could actually be a boost for another. Matthew Meehan, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Parents, particularly non-white ones, feel this most acutely, and because parents make up a big share of crucial middle- and upper-management roles, losing them can cripple a company’s future. Bill Schaninger, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2022 The actions could send Russia’s financial market into free fall and cripple the Kremlin’s ability to pay for its new war, which has intensified in recent days. Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English cripel, from Old English crypel; akin to Old English crēopan to creep — more at creep First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adjective 13th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition cripple 1 of 2 noun crip·ple ˈkri-pəl sometimes offensive : a disabled person who is unable to fully use one or both of his or her arms or legs Hint: In the past, this word was not considered offensive. In recent years, however, some people have come to find the word hurtful, and you may offend someone by using it. cripple 2 of 2 verb crippled; crippling 1 : to cause to lose the use of one or more arms or legs The accident crippled the boy. 2 : to make useless or powerless … fear can so cripple a person that he cannot think or act. Jean Craighead George, Julie of the Wolves Medical Definition cripple 1 of 3 noun crip·ple ˈkrip-əl sometimes offensive : an individual having a physical disability and especially a physically impaired leg or foot cripple 2 of 3 adjective : being a cripple : lame cripple 3 of 3 transitive verb crippled; crippling -(ə)-liŋ : to deprive of the use of a limb and especially a leg crippled by arthritis cripples verb present tense third-person singular of cripple 1 as in incapacitates to cause severe or permanent injury to the car crash may have crippled two people for life Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance incapacitates disables injures maims mutilates damages hurts wounds kills paralyzes scars lames bruises hobbles impairs disfigures hits dismembers mangles harms lacerates beats mauls hamstrings pummels wings smacks tortures bludgeons kneecaps batters smashes gores thrashes wallops torments hammers bashes lambastes slaps licks murders boxes whips whacks pounds flogs breaks spanks thwacks thumps buffets punches socks bungs up bangs belts pastes lambasts pommels pelts swipes laces swats lashes drubs roughs (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms heals cures doctors restores rehabilitates remedies fixes repairs renews mends rejuvenates patches See More 2 as in damages to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the collision so severely crippled the ship that it had to be towed into port Synonyms & Similar Words damages injures mars hurts weakens impairs compromises erodes harms disfigures destroys spoils breaks undermines flaws ruins defaces vitiates crabs blemishes shatters enfeebles deteriorates bloodies wounds enervates blights demolishes disables devastates endamages wrecks batters maims tarnishes tortures crosses (up) mutilates decimates scours dents annihilates botches wastes lacerates torments smashes mangles queers washes out crushes pulverizes dings desolates razes dints hamstrings lames scourges clobbers bashes totals wipes out tears down dashes wears (away) bangs up gums (up) does in Antonyms & Near Antonyms doctors repairs rebuilds heals helps reconstructs mends renovates fixes reconditions cures rehabilitates revamps patches improves rectifies enhances remedies enriches revises perfects refines ameliorates betters remodels edits meliorates See More 3 as in paralyzes to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move a wave of strikes crippled that nation's steel industry Synonyms & Similar Words paralyzes undermines incapacitates disables weakens immobilizes hamstrings saps undercuts debilitates attenuates hobbles mutilates enfeebles lames maims enervates prostrates tires knocks out Antonyms & Near Antonyms invigorates strengthens energizes galvanizes empowers fortifies vitalizes restores revives rejuvenates revitalizes refreshes regenerates freshens refreshens See More
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