[/krʌtʃ; krʌtʃ/] n 用法: 1 support in the form of a pole, placed under the armpit to help a lame person to walk(病人用的)拐杖: a pair of crutches 一副拐杖 * go about on crutches 撑著一副拐杖走来走去. =>illus 见插图. 用法: 2 (fig 比喻) person or thing that provides help or support 提供帮助或支持的人或事物: He uses his wife as a kind of crutch because of his lack of confidence. 他缺乏自信心, 总把妻子当作主心骨. 用法: 3 = crotch. |