| 单词 | impaired |
| 释义 | impaired (once / 1253 pages) adj When something is impaired, it's diminished or damaged. Someone who can't see very well has impaired sight. When something is broken and isn't working at 100%, it's impaired. People with impaired hearing are deaf, and people who are physically impaired have to use crutches or wheelchairs. Everyone who wears glasses or contact lenses has impaired vision. If you break your ankle, your ability to walk is impaired. And if something caused you to make a bad decision, you could say your judgment was impaired. WORD FAMILYimpaired: unimpaired+/impair: impaired, impairer, impairing, impairment, impairs/impairer: impairers/impairment: impairments USAGE EXAMPLESPolice say Robert Stevens didn’t appear to be impaired by alcohol or drugs, and it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the car to accelerate. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Iowa Statewide Impaired Driver Plan offers a blueprint for lawmakers to act. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Officers arrested 13 suspected impaired drivers, including two in Warwick, four in Cranston, one in Foster, two in Burrillville and one in Bristol. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj mentally or physically unfit Syn afflicted unfit not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition 2adj diminished in strength, quality, or utility impaired eyesight Syn|Ant damaged harmed or injured or spoiled anosmichaving impaired sense of smell brokenweakened and infirm dickey, dicky(British informal) faulty diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakenedimpaired by diminution dysfunctionalimpaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ dyslectic, dyslexichaving impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder injuredharmed unimpaired not damaged or diminished in any respect undamagednot harmed or spoiled; sound uninjurednot injured physically or mentally |
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