disable

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vt. 使失去能力, 使残废, (律)使无资格 [计] 使无效, 禁止, 关闭

发音

UK /dɪsˈeɪbəl/

词形变化

disabled disables 三单 disables disabling disabling 现在分词 disabled 过去式 disabled 过去分词 more disable 比较级 most disable 最高级

别名

dishable

释义与例句

v. B1
  1. 1.

    To render unable; to take away an ability of, as by crippling.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To impair the physical or mental abilities of; to cause a serious, permanent injury.

    Falling off the horse disabled him.

  3. 3.

    To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

    商务 计算机 工程 物理 电子 数学

    The pilot had to disable the autopilot of his airplane.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Lacking ability; unable.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

invalid handicap incapacitate disenable

反义词 1

enable

上位词 5

change wound alter modify injure

下位词 8

hold restrain confine hock constrain lay up nobble pinion

词源

From dis- + able.

来源：wiktionary