| 单词 | immobilize |
| 释义 | immobilize (once / 19472 pages) 1v 2v To immobilize something is to make it impossible for it to move. You can immobilize a battery-operated toy by taking the battery out. You could immobilize your brother's car by letting the air out of his tires, or immobilize your little sister by making her so scared of an imaginary monster in the bathroom that she can't move a muscle. In both examples, someone or something is prevented from moving. To immobilize is to make immobile, or motionless, from the Latin root immobilis, which means both "immovable," and also "hard-hearted." WORD FAMILYimmobilize: immobilization, immobilized, immobilizes, immobilizing+/demobilise: demobilised, demobilising/demobilization: demobilizations/demobilize: demobilization, demobilized, demobilizes, demobilizing/immobile: immobilely, immobilise, immobility, immobilize/immobilise: immobilisation, immobilised, immobilising/immobility: immobilities/mobile: immobile, mobiles, mobilise, mobility, mobilize/mobilisation: demobilisation, mobilisations/mobilise: demobilise, mobilisation, mobilised, mobilises, mobilising/mobilization: mobilizations/mobilize: demobilize, mobilization, mobilized, mobilizes, mobilizing USAGE EXAMPLESHandlers sometimes will try to immobilize one of the mare’s hind legs during the process because you can’t kick as hard on only three legs. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) This is because people become aggressive or immobilized when they feel threatened. Wall Street Journal(Nov 20, 2016) Several million years later, venomous snakes appeared and began immobilizing their targets via their sharp fangs. Washington Post(Nov 10, 2016) 1 1v to hold fast or prevent from moving Syn immobilise, pin, trap 2v cause to be unable to move The sudden storm immobilized the traffic Syn|Hypo|Hyper immobilise paralyse, paralyze cause to be paralyzed and immobile stun, stupefymake senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow palsyaffect with palsy curb, curtail, cut back, restrict place restrictions on 3v make defenseless 2Syn|Hyper immobilise beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 1v hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital Syn|Hyper immobilise keep back, withhold hold back; refuse to hand over or share 2v prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) Syn|Ant|Hyper block, freeze, immobilise free, release, unblock, unfreeze make (assets) available keep back, withhold hold back; refuse to hand over or share 3v convert (assets) into fixed capital Syn|Hyper immobilise convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change |
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