immobilize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving. transitive
    — It is best to immobilize the injury until a doctor can examine it.
  2. To render incapable of action. transitive
    — It's clear from these [budget] cuts that the MCAD is virtually immobilized as an effective organization for at least the next year.
  3. To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it transitive
  4. To tie up a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable. transitive
    — Don't immobilize your capital in aging accounts.

词形变化

immobilizes present,singular,third-person immobilizing participle,present immobilized participle,past immobilized past immobilise alternative

词汇关系

近义词
halt stop arrest draw up immobilize
反义词
accelerate continue move
上位词
cause to desist decelerate hinder
下位词
pull over
衍生词
reimmobilize
相关词
immobilization immobilizer photoimmobilize desist

词源

From French immobiliser, equivalent to immobile + -ize.
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