n 跛子(person who is unable to walk or move properly because of a bodily defect;lame or disabled person)[C]：Infantile paralysis made～s of many people in those years.小儿麻痹症在那个年代使许多人成了跛子。

vt (1)使跛(make sb a cripple)[T+n，通常pass]：The accident～d her permanently.那事故使她终身跛足。be～d by polio/with rheumatism因患小儿麻痹/风湿病而跛足;a～d old man一个跛足的老人;〖同〗disable;

(2)损伤，危害(effect damage，destroy sth seriously)[T+n，通常pass](fig)：(rail transportation) be～d by a storm/a snow storm(铁路运输)因暴风雨/暴风雪而遭到损坏。(business) be～d by losses(商号)因损失伤了元气。The cost of the war has～d the country's economy.战争的耗费破坏了国家的经济。High taxes are～ing the country.苛捐杂税在摧毁这个国家。～national enterprise 损害民族企业;

【辨异】动词cripple与disable都表示“使某人伤残而不能正常活动”。cripple 特指使腿或胳膊致残;而disable(使残废)则是一个概括性用语。如：A broken leg cripples but does not disable a judge.(断腿能使一个法官变瘸，但不能使他成为残废。)