crutch

n

• ①[通常用复数形]拐杖
  • a pair of crutches一对拐杖
  • The old man has to walk [go about] on crutches.那个老人得靠拐杖走路[四处行动]。

• ② 支持物;支柱,撑材
  • The book was simply a crutch to my memory.那本书只是帮助我记忆之物。

• ③ 叉状物;【英】船尾的桨架[叉柱、肘木]

• ④ (人体的)大腿根处,胯部
  • He kicked me in the crutch.他踢我的胯部。