cripple /'kripl/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
- (v.) deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
- (v.) deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
Chinese translation
- n. 跛者, 残废
- vt. 使跛, 使成残废, 削弱
- a. 跛的, 残废的
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb / noun
- Pronunciation
- /'kripl/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.22 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
crippled, crippling, cripples
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