disabled
adjective
uk/dɪˈseɪ.bəld/us/dɪˈseɪ.bəld/B1
having anillness,injury, orconditionthat makes itdifficultto do some things that otherpeopledo:
Theaccidentlefthimseverelydisabled.那次事故致使他严重残疾。
B1[before noun]
relatingto orintendedfor disabledpeople:
Thelibrarydoes not have disabledaccess.这个图书馆没有残疾人通道。
- How would disabledpeopleescapein anemergency?
- Parkingrestrictionsdo notextendto disabledpeople.
- The newlawshouldallowmore disabledpeopletoenterthemainstreamof Americanlife.
- Theycaredfortheirdisabledsonfor 27years, atgreatpersonalsacrifice.
- Wehopeourworkwillhelptochangepopularmisconceptionsabout disabledpeople.
disabled
noun[plural]
uk/dɪˈseɪ.bəld/us/dɪˈseɪ.bəld/the disabled
offensive
disabledpeopleas agroup. Thistermis nowconsideredoffensive, andpeopleusuallypreferto saypeoplewithdisabilitiesor disabledpeople.