crutch

英 [krʌtʃ] 美 [krʌtʃ]

• n. 拐杖；支柱
• v. 支撑

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]拐杖

   a stick with a piece that fits under the arm,for supporting a person who has difficulty in walking

2. [C]支持物，精神上的寄托

   sth that provides support or help

3. [C]胯部

   crotch

英英释义

Noun:

1. a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

2. anything that serves as an expedient;

   "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He is lame in one leg and walks with the help of a crutch.
   他的一条腿跛了，走路借助于拐杖。
2. Religion was her crutch in times of sorrow.
   宗教是她忧伤时依赖的支柱。
3. The book was simply a crutch to my memory.
   那本书是我的记忆的支柱。

用作动词 (v.)

1. How closely women crutch the very chains that bind them!
   你看女人们把那根捆住她们的锁链抓得多紧！

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. She came in on crutches that morning, her foot still in a cast.
   那天早晨她拄着拐杖来了，她的脚上还上着石膏。
2. Parent's love was her crutch in times of sorrow.
   父母的爱是她悲伤时的精神支柱。
3. She sprained her crutches when she was dancing.
   她在跳舞时扭伤了胯部。

经典引文

• Some walking with the aid of canes, a few on crutches.

  出自： A. Hailey

• Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse.

  出自： Dryden

• Old crippled buildings..crutched up with posts and logs.

  出自： G. W. Thornbury

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

介词+～

• walk with a pair of crutches 架双拐走

近反义词

【近义词】

• prop 支柱
• support 支持
• brace 防备
• aid 援助
• help 帮助
• buttress 扶墙
• support system 支持系统
• stick 手杖
• walking aid 助步器
• staff 员工
• rest 剩余的部分
• cane 手杖
• dependence 依赖
• rod 杆