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单词 paralyze
释义 par·a·lyze
transitive verb
also par·a·lyse \ˈparəˌlīz also ˈper-\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: French paralyser, back-formation from paralysie paralysis, from Latin paralysis — more at paralysis
1. : to affect with paralysis
2. : to deprive of strength or activity : make powerless : make ineffective
 < a strike that paralyzes an industry >
 < the atomic bomb … can be used to paralyze if not destroy a nation — W.O.Douglas >
 < grand jury could paralyze government by indicting a number of important public officials for minor offenses — New York Times >
 < a country economically bankrupt, politically paralyzed — W.D.Clark >
 < discriminating laws paralyzed our efforts to lend a helping hand — Journal of Internat'l Affairs >
3. : unnerve
 < the paralyzing thing is the uncertainty — Evelyn Whitehead >
 < pressure did not paralyze the free world but, rather, forged its unity — A.E.Stevenson †1965 >
4. : stun, stupefy, petrify
 < would paralyze the empire with the news — Rudyard Kipling >
5. : to bring to an end : destroy, prevent
 < the assertion that principles paralyze action — M.R.Cohen >
 < deadlock paralyzed action — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink >
 < moral passion … has ended by paralyzing his aesthetic appreciation — Edmund Wilson >
Synonyms: see daze
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