paralyse

verb

1. 使瘫痪；使麻痹
   to make sb unable to feel or move all or part of their body
   1. The accident left him paralysed from the waist down .
      那场事故使他腰部以下都瘫痪了。
   2. paralysing heat
      令人头昏脑胀的炎热
   3. She stood there, paralysed with fear.
      她站在那里，吓得呆若木鸡。
2. 使不能正常工作
   to prevent sth from functioning normally
   1. The airport is still paralysed by the strike.
      飞机场仍因罢工而陷于瘫痪。

in AM, use 美国英语用 paralyze


1. VERB 使麻痹；使瘫痪
   If someone is paralysed by an accident or an illness, they have no feeling in their body, or in part of their body, and are unable to move.
   1. Her married sister had been paralysed in a road accident.
      她已婚的妹妹在一起交通事故中瘫痪了。
   2. ...a virus which paralysed his legs.
      使他双腿瘫痪的病毒
2. VERB 使失去活动能力；使无法正常运转；使瘫痪
   If a person, place, or organization is paralysed by something, they become unable to act or function properly.
   1. For weeks now the government has been paralysed by indecision...
      到现在，政府因为无力决断已经陷入瘫痪达数周。
   2. He was suddenly paralysed by fear...
      他突然被吓得动弹不得。
   3. The strike has virtually paralysed the island.
      那场罢工实际上使该岛陷入瘫痪。

1. Her married sister had been paralysed in a road accident.
   她已婚的妹妹在一起交通事故中瘫痪了。
2. For weeks now the government has been paralysed by indecision
   到现在，政府因为无力决断已经陷入瘫痪达数周。
3. He was suddenly paralysed by fear
   他突然被吓得动弹不得。
4. The strike has virtually paralysed the island.
   那场罢工实际上使该岛陷入瘫痪。
5. Avoiding flying over every conflict zone is impractical; that would paralyse aviation and the world economy.
   避开所有冲突地区是不切实际的；这将令航空业乃至全球经济陷入瘫痪。
6. Huge uncertainty about the value of any outstanding euro-denominated contracts could paralyse commerce within Europe and beyond.
   所有未履行之欧元计价合约在价值上的巨大不确定性，可能瘫痪欧洲乃至更广大地区的商业活动。
7. The situation I inherited was one not only of material difficulties but also of deep-rooted prejudices that threatened to paralyse our government and lead us into stagnation.
   我继承的局面，不仅仅充满了实际困难，还存在着根深蒂固的偏见，这些偏见有可能瘫痪我们的政府，并导致巴西经济陷入停滞。
8. Military scientists have long been intrigued by the potential harnessing of microwave technology to paralyse enemy capabilities.
   长期以来，美军科学家一直在探索利用微波技术瓦解敌军作战能力的可能性。
9. The aim of Allied bombing from the air, said the Secretary of State for Air at Plymouth on 22 January, is to paralyse German war industry and transport.
   空军大臣1月22日在普茨茅斯说，同盟国空军轰炸的目的是使德国的战争工业和运输陷于瘫痪。
10. South Korea is experiencing a third wave of suspected cyber-attacks-co-ordinated attempts to paralyse a number of major websites.
    韩国正经受第三轮可疑的网络攻击，该攻击使几大主要网站关闭。
11. The three-drug cocktail that is used by 37 American States is supposed first to induce unconsciousness, then to paralyse muscles and block breathing, and finally to stop the heart.
    被美国37个州所采用的三种药物组成的“鸡尾酒”（three-drugcocktail）理应首先导致意识不清，继而肌肉麻痹、呼吸受阻，最后心跳停止。
12. He said banks needed to lend more in order to break a cycle of fear that was threatening to paralyse the economy.
    他表示，银行必须扩大放贷，才能打破恐慌情绪的恶性循环，这种情绪正在威胁经济，使其陷入瘫痪。
13. Quite to the contrary: this is by making errors that one progresses, learns the lessons and carries on your road without you to let paralyse not negative feelings.
    与事实恰恰相反：我们要通过学习功课让我们不断地进步，并且对自己未来的道路有所选择，不会再有消极的情绪。
14. In very rare instances, the virus in the vaccine can mutate into a form that can paralyse.
    在极少的情况下，疫苗中的病毒可能变异成一种可导致瘫痪的类型。
15. If you done it not, a culpability diffuses high risk to paralyse you more!
    如果你没有做到，罪恶感将会扩散到更高的领域，让你感觉更加有气无力！
16. Airport workers in Spain have voted to call off strike action threatening to paralyse the country's airports over the Easter holiday.
    西班牙机场工作职员举行投票，取消威胁在复活节期间使全国机场瘫痪的罢工活动。
17. But at a time when it could be preparing for talks with the US, the launch might be intended to show that international pressure will not paralyse Iran.
    但在该国可能在准备与美国对话之际，此次发射或许意在表明：国际压力压不倒伊朗。
18. But history tells us that there is a limit to how deep, and for how long, fear can paralyse market participants.
    但历史告诉我们，恐慌在何种程度及多长时间能够瘫痪市场参与者，都是有限度的。
19. In a stark assessment of the mounting risks facing the US, Mr Panetta said that a cyber attack had the potential to "paralyse and shock the nation and create a profound new sense of vulnerability".
    帕内塔对美国面临的日益加剧的风险作出严峻评估，他表示，网络袭击有可能会“瘫痪和震撼这个国家，制造一种新的、深切的脆弱感”。

verb

1. cause to be paralyzed and immobile
   1. The poison paralyzed him
   2. Fear paralyzed her

   Synonym:    paralyze

2. make powerless and unable to function
   1. The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation

   Synonym:    paralyze