每日N词|20160125

The crippled child tumbled down the stairs and was badly hurt.

那个跛着脚的孩子从楼梯上跌落下来，受了重伤。

▷crippled ['krɪpld]

【释义】

When something is crippled, it's not working properly. Your bike might be crippled by the broken front brake that won't let the wheel turn freely.

You can used the adjective crippled to talk about a broken machine or a process that's not working the way it should. It was once commonly used to describe a physically disabled person, but this has become an offensive term and should be avoided. The word crippled comes from the Old English crypel, which is related to cryppan, "to crook or to bend."

adj. 残废的,跛腿的

v. 使成跛子;使受伤致残

The factory was entirely crippled by the strike.

罢工使这个工厂完全瘫痪了。

▷tumble ['tʌmbl]

【释义】

When you tumble, you fall abruptly. You might trip over your shoelaces and tumble down a hill while flying a kite if you're not careful.

vi. 摔倒;倒塌;滚动;打滚;仓惶地行动

vt. 使摔倒;使滚翻;弄乱

Both of the wrestlers tried to tumble the adversary with all their strength.

双方摔跤运动员都使出了全身气力想把对手摔倒。