Crutch



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.拐杖
• ［类］ crutch : walk / glasses : see ( 拐杖协助走路 / 眼镜协助观看)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English crucche, from Old English crycc; akin to Old High German krucka crutch
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a support typically fitting under the armpit for use by the disabled in walking
  • b. prop, stay
• 2. a forked leg rest constituting the pommel of a sidesaddle
• 3. the crotch of a human being or an animal
• 4. a forked support

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1609
• to support on crutches ; prop up

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