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单词 paralyze
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paralyze

(pærəlaɪz)
Word forms: paralyzes, paralyzing, paralyzedregional note: in BRIT, use paralyse
1. transitive verb
If someone is paralyzed by an accident or an illness, they have no feeling in their body, or in part of their body, and are unable to move.
She is paralyzed from the waist down.
paralyzed adjective
A guy with paralyzed legs is not supposed to ride horses.
2. transitive verb
If a person, place, or organization is paralyzed by something, they become unable to act or function properly.
The city has been virtually paralyzed by sudden snowstorms.
She was paralyzed by fear and love.
paralyzed adjective
He sat in his chair, paralyzed with dread.
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paralyze in American English

(ˈpærəˌlaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈparaˌlyzed or ˈparaˌlyzing
1. 
to cause paralysis in; make paralytic
2. 
to bring into a condition of helpless inactivity; make ineffective or powerless
Derived forms
paralyzation (ˌparalyˈzation)
noun
paralyzer (ˈparaˌlyzer)
noun
Word origin
Fr paralyser, back-form. < paralysie < L paralysis

Examples of 'paralyze' in a sentence
paralyze

Fear began to knot in Lirael's stomach, slowly spreading to paralyze her lungs.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Before that thought could paralyze her, Lirael reached out and broke the locking-spellon the door.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
This emotion, too, he had to fight, because just as anger could make you reckless, fear could paralyze you.
Lustbader, Eric FLOATING CITY (2001)

Chinese translation of 'paralyze'

paralyze

(ˈpærəlaɪz) (US)

vt

  1. = paralyse

paralyse

or (US) paralyze
(ˈpærəlaɪz)

vt

  1. (Med) 使瘫(癱)痪(瘓) (shǐ tānhuàn)
  2. (fig) [airport, organization, production] 使瘫(癱)痪(瘓) (shǐ tānhuàn)
    to be paralysed with or by fear/indecision 害怕/优(優)柔寡断(斷)得不知所措 (hàipà/yōuróu guǎ duàn de bù zhī suǒ cuò)

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paralyze

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paralyze

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