crutch
音标:英 /krʌtʃ/,美 /krʌtʃ/
拐杖:一种顶部可支撑腋下或手臂的工具,供腿脚受伤者行走时支撑体重。
例:She walked with crutches after the accident.(事故后她靠拐杖行走。)
依靠;精神寄托:提供帮助或支持的人或事物,尤指过度依赖的对象。
例:He used his mother’s advice as a crutch in difficult times.(困难时他依赖母亲的建议。)
胯部;裆部:身体两腿之间的部位(英式英语中与“crotch”同义)。
例:The fall left him bruised in the crutch.(跌倒导致他胯部瘀伤。)
支撑;支持:用拐杖支撑身体,或抽象意义上的“支持”。
例:The injured soldier crutched himself along the path.(受伤士兵拄着拐杖沿小路前行。)
复数:crutches
过去式/过去分词:crutched
现在分词:crutching
第三人称单数:crutches
elbow crutch:肘杖(支撑手肘的拐杖类型)
psychological crutch:心理依赖(如药物、习惯等精神寄托)
crutch lining:裤裆垫布(服装术语)
hand crutch:手杖(手持的简易支撑工具)
After the surgery, he was on crutches for three months.(手术后他拄了三个月拐杖。)
She viewed her phone as a crutch to avoid social interaction.(她将手机视为逃避社交的依赖。)
The old man crutched slowly up the stairs.(老人拄着拐杖慢慢上楼。)
The team relied on their star player as a crutch for victory.(球队依赖明星球员作为获胜的支柱。)
The doctor advised using crutches until the leg healed.(医生建议用拐杖直到腿部痊愈。)
He finally gave up the crutch of smoking after years of trying.(多年尝试后,他终于戒掉了对吸烟的依赖。)
The costume included a prop crutch for the role of a beggar.(戏服中包含一根扮演乞丐用的道具拐杖。)
The child grabbed the table as a crutch while learning to stand.(学站时孩子抓住桌子作为支撑。)
Crutch injuries are common among inexperienced users.(拐杖使用不当导致的受伤在新手群体中常见。)
The company’s success should not be a crutch for complacency.(公司的成功不应成为自满的借口。)
作“拐杖”时为可数名词,通常用复数形式“crutches”表示具体工具;作“依赖”时可加冠词“a”或“the”。
动词用法较少见,多用于描述“用拐杖支撑”的动作。
无论是物理支撑的工具,还是心理上的依赖,crutch 的核心含义始终围绕“支撑”与“依赖”。你是否曾依赖过某种“crutch”帮助自己度过难关?