paralyse

IPA/ˈpærəlaɪz/
IPA/ˈpærəlaɪz/

paralyse — 動詞

  • paralysepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • paralyseshe / she / it
  • paralysedpast simple
  • paralysing-ing form

1. to take away someone's power to move a body part, or all of the body, usually be

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

使癱瘓；麻痺

讓身體某部分失去活動或感覺能力

to take away someone's power to move a body part, or all of the body, usually because of an injury, illness, or strong drug.

例句

The car crash paralysed Marcus from the waist down.

那場車禍讓 Marcus 腰部以下癱瘓。

paralyse + somebody + from + body part

A spider bite can paralyse small frogs within seconds.

蜘蛛咬一口能在幾秒內麻痺小型青蛙。

subject is the cause (toxin/animal)

常見搭配
  • paralyse the legs
  • paralyse the muscles
  • be paralysed from the waist down
  • be paralysed for life
  • partially paralyse
同義詞
  • immobilise

    more clinical; can include splints or restraint, not only loss of nerve function

  • cripple

    older and now often considered offensive when used of people; safer for machines

  • numb

    loss of feeling only, not movement; usually temporary

反義詞
  • revive

    to bring back movement or consciousness

文法句型

paralyse + somebody/something

be paralysed (from + body part)

be paralysed by + cause

用法筆記

Frequently passive, especially with 'from the waist down', 'from the neck down', or 'in [body part]'. Subject in active voice is usually the cause (an injury, drug, or animal), not the affected person.

常見錯誤

The doctor paralysed his leg.
The injury paralysed his leg.
the subject should be the cause (injury, drug, illness), not the doctor or the patient.
Marcus paralysed from the waist down.
Marcus was paralysed from the waist down.
this sense is almost always passive when the affected person is the subject.

2. to stop a place, system, or person from doing what they normally do — for exampl

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

使停擺

讓城市、系統或人無法正常運作

to stop a place, system, or person from doing what they normally do — for example, when a strike halts trains, or when fear keeps someone from speaking or moving.

例句

A two-day strike paralysed the buses and trains across Taipei.

為期兩天的罷工讓台北的公車與捷運全面停擺。

subject = event; object = transport system

Heavy snow paralysed the airport for almost twelve hours.

大雪讓機場停擺了將近十二個小時。

weather event paralysing infrastructure

常見搭配
  • paralyse the economy
  • paralyse the city
  • paralyse the network
  • be paralysed by fear
  • be paralysed with shock
同義詞
  • cripple

    stronger; suggests long-lasting damage to a system or organisation

  • freeze

    more about a sudden, brief stop, especially of a person's body

  • shut down

    more complete stop; often deliberate, not caused by panic or disruption

反義詞
  • mobilise

    to get a group or system moving and active again

文法句型

paralyse + something (system/city/economy)

be paralysed by + fear/event

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: here nothing physical is damaged — a city, network, or person is simply unable to act. In the passive 'be paralysed by + emotion' (fear, shock, grief), the cause is feeling, not injury.

常見錯誤

The strike paralysed.
The strike paralysed the city.
this sense always needs an object naming what was stopped.
Fear paralysed her body for one minute.
Fear paralysed her for a moment.
when the cause is an emotion, the object is usually the person, not a body part.

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常見搭配

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常用片語

  • paralysed from the waist down
  • paralysed for life
  • paralysed by fear
  • paralysed with shock
  • paralyse the economy

介系詞搭配

  • from (the waist/neck) down
  • by (fear/shock/an injury)
  • in (one arm/one leg)
  • with (fear/shock)