"paralyze" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 使癱瘓
• 使麻痺

Definition

使某人或某物失去移動或運作能力，可以指身體，也可以指因恐懼或震驚而無法行動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

可用於字面（身體癱瘓）及比喻（如「被恐懼癱瘓」）。常見短語有「讓城市癱瘓」、「因焦慮而癱瘓」。語氣通常正式或中性。

Examples

A car accident can paralyze a person for life.

車禍可能會讓人**癱瘓**一輩子。

Fear can paralyze you during an exam.

害怕會在考試時讓你**癱瘓**。

The disease can paralyze the legs.

這種疾病可能會**使**雙腿**癱瘓**。

The city was paralyzed by a massive snowstorm.

這座城市因暴風雪而**癱瘓**了。

I was so shocked by the news that it seemed to paralyze me.

我被這個消息嚇得好像**癱瘓**了一樣。

Sometimes anxiety can completely paralyze your ability to make decisions.

有時候焦慮會完全**讓**你失去做決定的能力。