"crutch" in Chinese (Simplified)
拐杖依赖（比喻）
Definition
拐杖是一种帮助受伤的人走路的支撑工具。它还可以指人们依赖的帮助或支持，不仅限于实物。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Crutch' 有字面意思（走路的支撑物），也可比喻为任何人过度依赖的东西（如习惯、借口）。常用表达：'lean on a crutch'。注意与专门给老人或视障人士用的手杖（cane）区分。
Examples
He needs a crutch to walk after his accident.
他受伤后需要**拐杖**行走。
The doctor gave her a crutch.
医生给了她一根**拐杖**。
He cannot walk without his crutch.
没有**拐杖**，他无法行走。
For years, coffee was my morning crutch.
多年来，咖啡一直是我早晨的**依赖**。
Sometimes, excuses become a mental crutch.
有时候，借口会变成一种心理**依赖**。
He’s leaning on his friends as an emotional crutch right now.
他现在把朋友当作情感上的**依赖**。