paralyze
动词 v.
英 /ˈpæɹəlaɪz/
美 /ˈpæɹəˌlaɪz/|/ˈpæɹəlɑez/
英文释义
动词 v.
- To afflict with paralysis.
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To render unable to move; to immobilize.
— So I stood alone in horror / Paralyzed with fear and dread / When a voice dead and inhuman / Whispered to me "go, you fool, Warren's dead!"
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To render unable to function properly.
— The transport strike paralyzed the city.
词汇关系
词源
Partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or partly (ii) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: Middle English paralysie, -ize suffix; French paralyser.
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