| 单词 | paralyze |
| 释义 | paralyze (once / 929 pages) v Use the verb paralyze to describe something that makes it impossible to move or function, like a snowstorm that threatens to paralyze a city. Accent the first syllable in paralyze: "PA-ruh-lies." Until 1805, the only way to paralyze someone was physically — the word was used to indicate that a person had lost the ability to move his body, often as a result of an accident, disease, or condition. More recently, the definition has widened to include figurative uses like being "paralyzed by fear." It doesn't mean you are immobilized, just that you were so sacred, it felt that way. WORD FAMILYparalyze: paralyzed, paralyzes, paralyzing USAGE EXAMPLESHe will never be able to elude the often paralyzing seclusion of presidential leadership. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) I am terrified, as my mother became paralyzed from the waist down with neuropathy that began in the feet due to diabetes. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Three vertebrae were broken, and she was temporarily paralyzed from the waist down and in a coma for a time. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1v cause to be paralyzed and immobile The poison paralyzed him Fear paralyzed her Syn|Hypo|Hyper paralyse palsy affect with palsy immobilise, immobilize cause to be unable to move 2v make powerless and unable to function The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation Syn|Hyper paralyse deactivate, inactivate make inactive |
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