immobilise
immobilise — verb
1. to hold a person, animal, or object firmly in place so that it cannot move, or t
to hold a person, animal, or object firmly in place so that it cannot move, or to make a vehicle, machine, or system unable to operate — often for safety, medical, or security reasons (for example, putting a broken arm in a cast, fitting a steering lock on a car, or freezing an account so payments cannot leave it).
The paramedics immobilised Ryo's neck with a foam collar before lifting him into the ambulance.
medical use: immobilise + body part for safety
A heavy steel clamp on the wheel immobilised the parked van until the owner paid the fine.
passive-leaning: object + immobilise + vehicle
Heavy snow immobilised every train leaving Vikram's hometown for almost two days.
Elena was immobilised by sudden back pain and had to lie still on the kitchen floor.
The vet gave the injured fox a mild drug to immobilise it before cleaning the wound.
- paralyse
stronger; usually because of injury, fear, or shock to the body, not by a device
- restrain
broader; can mean limit freedom or hold back, not always full stop of motion
- disable
focuses on making a machine or system stop working, not on physically holding it
- incapacitate
formal; emphasises the resulting inability to act, often medically or in security
文法句型
immobilise + object
be immobilised by + agent
用法筆記
Frequently passive, especially in medical and security contexts (be immobilised by an injury, be immobilised with a splint). Subject of the active form is typically an external force, device, substance, or trained handler — rarely the person who can no longer move.