to incapacitate
01
使失去能力, 使无法正常工作
to make something unable to work properly
Transitive: to incapacitate a system
例子
The power outage incapacitated the entire building, rendering all electronic devices and equipment non-functional.
停电使整个大楼瘫痪，导致所有电子设备和设备无法运行。
The financial crisis incapacitated the company, leaving it unable to meet its financial obligations.
金融危机使公司瘫痪，使其无法履行财务义务。
1.1
使丧失能力, 削弱
to injure or weaken someone in a way that one cannot live normally
Transitive: to incapacitate a person or their body parts
例子
The spinal cord injury incapacitated him, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
脊髓损伤使他丧失能力，导致他腰部以下瘫痪。
A fall from the ladder incapacitated the worker, resulting in a lasting head trauma.
从梯子上摔下来使工人丧失能力，导致持久的头部创伤。
1.2
宣告无行为能力, 剥夺行为能力
to take away someone's ability to make their own decisions through a court order because they have a physical or mental problem
Transitive: to incapacitate sb
例子
The court ruled to incapacitate the elderly woman due to her advanced dementia.
法院裁定因该老年妇女患有晚期痴呆症而宣告无行为能力。
After a severe head injury, the court decided to incapacitate the patient temporarily until they regained cognitive function.
在严重的头部受伤后，法院决定暂时无行为能力患者，直到他们恢复认知功能。
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