1.瘸的,跛的
2.(指借口或论据)蹩脚的,软弱无力的,无说服力的
及物动词:
使(人或动物)跛,瘸,使残废
n./‘la:mei,la‘me/
不可数名词:(丝﹑毛﹑棉与金线或银线的)交织锦缎 单词分析
- 这两个动词均含“使跛,使残废”之意。
lame普通用词,指因受伤或本身的生理缺陷而使人的身体致残,着重行走时的不便。
cripple正式用词,语气较强。多指因伤、体弱或疾病等所导致的永久性残废,常为肢体不全,行走不便,甚至移动身体也困难。
- disabled in the feet or legs
- pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
- a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
- deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
- someone who doesn‘t understand what is going on