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单词 immobilize
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
im•mo•bil•ize /ɪˈmoʊbəlaɪz/USA pronunciation  v. [+ object], -lized, -liz•ing. 
  1. to cause to be immobile:The drug immobilized his arms and legs.
im•mo•bi•li•za•tion /ɪˌmoʊbəlɪˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -mob-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
im•mo•bi•lize  (i mōbə līz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lized, -liz•ing. 
  1. to make immobile or immovable;
    fix in place.
  2. to prevent the use, activity, or movement of:The hurricane immobilized the airlines.
  3. to deprive of the capacity for mobilization:The troops were immobilized by the enemy.
  4. Medicineto prevent, restrict, or reduce normal movement in (the body, a limb, or a joint), as by a splint, cast, or prescribed bed rest.
  5. to render (an opponent's strategy) ineffective;
    stymie.
  6. Business[Finance.]
    • to establish a monetary reserve by withdrawing (specie) from circulation.
    • to create fixed capital in place of (circulating capital).
Also,[esp. Brit.,] im•mobi•lise′. 
  • 1870–75; immobile + -ize; see mobilize and compare French immobiliser
im•mo′bi•li•zation, n. 
im•mobi•liz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
immobilize, immobilise /ɪˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz/ vb (transitive)
  1. to make or become immobile: to immobilize a car
  2. to convert (circulating capital) into fixed capital

imˌmobiliˈzation, imˌmobiliˈsation n imˈmobiˌlizer, imˈmobiˌliser n
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