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paralyse

verb
🔊/ˈpærəlaɪz/
🔊/ˈpærəlaɪz/
 (British English)
(North American English paralyze)
[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they paralyse
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he / she / it paralyses
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past simple paralysed
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past participle paralysed
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-ing form paralysing
🔊/ˈpærəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. paralyse somebody to make somebody unable to feel or move all or part of their body使瘫痪；使麻痹
    • The accident left him paralysed from the waist down.那场事故使他腰部以下都瘫痪了。🔊🔊
    • He was partially paralysed by the fall.这次跌跤造成他身体局部瘫痪。
    • (figurative) paralysing heat令人头昏脑涨的炎热
    • (figurative) She stood there, paralysed with fear.她站在那里，吓得呆若木鸡。🔊🔊
    Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • partially
    • …
    phrases
    • leave somebody paralysed
    • be paralysed from the neck, waist, etc. down
    • be paralysed with fear
    • …
    See full entry
  2. paralyse something to prevent something from functioning normally使不能正常工作
    • The airport is still paralysed by the strike.机场仍因罢工而陷于瘫痪。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French paralyser, from paralysie ‘paralysis’.