paralyze

vt

• ① 使麻痹,使瘫痪
  • A stroke paralyzed half his face.一次中风使他的脸一半麻痹。
  • He is half paralyzed.他半身麻痹。

• ② 使无力,使无法活动;使无用;使无效(★常用被动式,介词用by或with)
  • He was paralyzed with horror.他吓得发呆。
  • The strike paralyzed communications.那次罢工使交通瘫痪。
  • The city was paralyzed by power failures.那个城市被停电弄得瘫痪。