immobilise

immobilise — 動詞

1. to hold a person, animal, or object firmly in place so that it cannot move, or t

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

固定；制動

使人、動物、車輛或系統無法移動或運作

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).

例句

The paramedics immobilised Ryo's neck with a foam collar before lifting him into the ambulance.

救護人員先用泡棉護頸固定 Ryo 的脖子，才把他抬上救護車。

medical use: immobilise + body part for safety

A heavy steel clamp on the wheel immobilised the parked van until the owner paid the fine.

車輪上的厚重鋼夾鎖住了那台停放的廂型車，直到車主繳清罰款。

passive-leaning: object + immobilise + vehicle

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • release

    free from a hold or lock so movement can resume

  • mobilise

    the direct opposite — set people, troops, or resources in motion

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.

常見錯誤

❌Hassan immobilised on the bed after the fall.
✅Hassan was immobilised on the bed after the fall.
💡the verb is transitive, so the person who cannot move is the object, not the subject; use the passive when no agent is named.
❌The cold weather immobilised me to go outside.
✅The cold weather stopped me from going outside.
💡'immobilise' does not take a to-infinitive of prevented activity; it just blocks motion of the object itself.