cripple /ˈkrɪpəl/ CET4 TEM4 ( crippling, crippled, cripples )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple. 残疾人; 残废人 [侮辱]

  例：

  She has gone from being a healthy, fit, and sporty young woman to being a cripple.

  她从一个健康、强壮、爱好体育运动的年轻姑娘变成了一个残疾人。

• 2. 

  V-T If someone is crippled by an injury, it is so serious that they can never move their body properly again. 使受伤致残

  例：

  Mr. Easton was crippled in an accident and had to leave his job.

  伊斯顿先生在一场事故中受伤致残，不得不离开了工作。

  例：

  He had been warned that another bad fall could cripple him for life.

  他被警告说再一次严重摔跤会使他终身残疾。