quadriplegic

英 [ˌkwɒdrɪˈpliːdʒɪk] 美 [ˌkwɑːdrɪˈpliːdʒɪk]

n.  四肢瘫痪者
adj.  四肢瘫痪的

复数:quadriplegics

COCA.23497



牛津词典

noun

  1. 四肢瘫痪者
    a person who is permanently unable to use their arms and legs

    柯林斯词典

    1. N-COUNT 四肢麻痹者;四肢瘫痪者
      A quadriplegic is a person who is permanently unable to use their arms and legs.
      1. Quadriplegic is also an adjective.
      2. He is now quadriplegic and confined to a wheelchair.
        现在的他四肢麻痹,只能呆在轮椅上。

    双语例句

    1. Two of his three children have special needs, he said, one being a quadriplegic.
      他的三个孩子有两个患有残疾,其中一个患有四肢瘫痪。
    2. That's because I'm a quadriplegic, which means I can't move my legs and have limited movement in my arms and hands.
      因为我是一个四肢瘫痪者,下肢动弹不了,上肢也只能做有限的活动。
    3. The multiple sclerosis that has already made her a quadriplegic is beginning to destroy her lungs.
      多发性硬化症已经使她四肢瘫痪,而且开始损害她的肺部了。
    4. If he'd lived, he would've been a quadriplegic.
      如果他活下来,肯定是个植物人。
    5. As stories go, the film is undoubtedly heartwarming; it features a quadriplegic who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a black immigrant in Paris.
      就情节而言,这部电影无疑暖人心房;本片讲述的是巴黎一名四肢瘫痪者与一名黑人移民建立起似乎不可能的友谊。
    6. A court in Australia has ruled that a quadriplegic man who wants to die can tell his carers to stop feeding him.
      澳大利亚一家法院裁定,一个想要寻求死亡的四肢瘫患者可以告知他的护理者停止护理他。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs