immobilise

IPA/ɪmˈəʊbəlˌaɪz/
IPA/ɪmˈoʊbəlˌaɪz/

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

常見搭配
  • immobilise the limb
  • immobilise the joint
  • immobilise the patient
  • completely immobilised
  • temporarily immobilised
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.

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常用片語

  • immobilise the affected area
  • immobilise a suspect
  • immobilise a stolen vehicle

介系詞搭配

  • with (a splint, cast, clamp)
  • by (an injury, illness, force)