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paralysis

noun
🔊/pəˈræləsɪs/
🔊/pəˈræləsɪs/
(plural paralyses
🔊/pəˈræləsiːz/
🔊/pəˈræləsiːz/
)
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  1. [uncountable, countable] a loss of control of, and sometimes feeling in, part or most of the body, caused by disease or an injury to the nerves麻痹；瘫痪
    • paralysis of both legs双腿瘫痪
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    • Polio can cause paralysis and sometimes death.小儿麻痹症可能会导致瘫痪，甚至死亡。
    • The snake's venom induces instant paralysis.蛇的毒液可导致瞬时麻痹。
    • stroke patients who have suffered partial paralysis局部瘫痪的中风病人
    Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • partial
    • permanent
    • …
    verb + paralysis
    • suffer from
    • cause
    • induce
    • …
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  2. [uncountable] the condition of being unable to move, act, function, etc.（活动、工作等）能力的完全丧失，瘫痪
    • The strike caused total paralysis in the city.罢工使这座城市完全瘫痪。🔊🔊
    • The crisis over the constitution may lead to political paralysis.宪法危机可能会导致政治上的瘫痪。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • complete
    • emotional
    • political
    • …
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    3. Word Originlate Old English, via Latin from Greek paralusis, from paraluesthai ‘be disabled at the side’, from para ‘beside’ + luein ‘loosen’.