cripple
noun[C]
uk/ˈkrɪp.əl/us/ˈkrɪp.əl/offensiveold-fashioned
anextremelyoffensiveword for apersonwhoselegsorarmsdo notworkin theusualway
emotional crippleoffensive
anoffensivephrase for someone whofindsitdifficultto have orexpressfeelings:
Heraccusedhismotherof being anemotionalcripple who has noideawhat herchildrenwantor need.
cripple
verb[T]
uk/ˈkrɪp.əl/us/ˈkrɪp.əl/toinjuresomeone so that they areunabletowalkormovein anormalway
使受伤致残；使跛tocauseseriousdamageto someone or something, making him, her, or itweakand noteffective:
严重损坏；严重削弱acountrycrippled bywar因战争而元气大伤的国家
Injuring and injuries
- at-risk
- be in the warsidiom
- bite
- boo-boo
- crocked
- disable
- injure
- injury
- lesion
- lesional
- maim
- reinjury
- scarred
- scathe
- sprain
- strain
- trample
- trauma
- victim
- wounded
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