Maim



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 使残废
• ［英］ v. 使残废 ( cripple; mutilate; mangle;)
• ［记］ 和main ( 主要的) 一起记
• ［例］ After the car accident she was maimed for life.

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English maymen, mahaymen, from Anglo-French maheimer, mahaigner — more at mayhem
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to commit the felony of mayhem upon
• 2. to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
• ? maimer noun
• Synonyms:
  • maim, cripple, mutilate, batter, mangle mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage. maim implies the loss or injury of a bodily member through violence <maimed by a shark>. cripple implies the loss or serious impairment of an arm or leg <crippled for life in an accident>. mutilate implies the cutting off or removal of an essential part of a person or thing thereby impairing its completeness, beauty, or function <a tree mutilated by inept pruning>. batter implies a series of blows that bruise deeply, deform, or mutilate <an old ship battered by fierce storms>. mangle implies a tearing or crushing that leaves deep wounds <a soldier's leg mangled by shrapnel>.

II. noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1. obsolete serious physical injury; especially loss of a member of the body
• 2. obsolete a serious loss

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