crutch

crutch

英 [krʌtʃ]
　　美 [krʌtʃ]

n. 拐杖；支柱；依靠；胯部
　　vt. 用拐杖支撐；支持

中文詞源：

crutch 腋杖

詞源同crook,crotch.

例句：

1. He wrenched the crutch from Jacob, who didn'tfight him for it.
他猛地搶走瞭雅各佈的拐杖，而雅各佈並沒有反抗。

2. He kicked him in the crutch.
他踢瞭他的襠部。

3. He gave up the crutch of alcohol.
他戒掉瞭酒癮。

4. Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.
約翰死後,她在精神上依靠宗教信仰支撐住自己.

5. The calculator is a tool, not a crutch; yet it is increasingly being used as a crutch by many children.
計算器是工具，不是拐杖，可是現在很多孩子越來越依賴它。