crutch
noun /krʌtʃ/
/krʌtʃ/
- one of two long sticks that you put under your arms to help you walk after you have injured your leg or foot
（腿或脚受伤者用的）腋杖 - After the accident I spent six months on crutches.
事故后我用了六个月的腋杖。 - She can only walk with crutches.
她要拄拐杖才能行走。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emotional
- psychological
- need
- use
- use something as
- …
- on crutch
- with crutch
- After the accident I spent six months on crutches.
- (usually disapproving) a person or thing that gives you help or support but often makes you depend on them too much
依靠；依赖 - High interest rates are merely a crutch for the country’s ailing economy.
高利率仅仅是该国不景气的经济的支柱。 - He sees religion as an emotional crutch.
他把宗教视为情感的拐杖。 - She uses her work as a psychological crutch.
她把工作当成是心理上的支柱。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emotional
- psychological
- need
- use
- use something as
- …
- on crutch
- with crutch
- High interest rates are merely a crutch for the country’s ailing economy.
- (also crotch)the part of the body where the legs join at the top, including the area around the genitals
腹股沟；大腿根儿 - (also crotch)the part of a pair of trousers, etc. that covers the crotch
拐杖： 一条裤子的一部分，等等，覆盖拐杖
词源Old English crycc, cryc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruk and German Krücke.