1MIDISABLEDif someone is handicapped, a part of their body or their mind has been permanently injured or damaged. Many people think that this word is offensive 残疾的;弱智的〔有人认为此词具有冒犯性〕
a special school for mentally handicapped children
弱智儿童特殊学校
2.the handicapped old-fashioned[plural]MIDISABLED people who are handicapped. Many people think that this expression is offensive. 残障人士〔有人认为此词具有冒犯性〕
handicapped• In less imaginative hands, Liz - an unmarried and uncommunicative mum of a handicappedbaby - would surely come a cropper.• The need for the adequateprovision of permanentresidential homes increases substantially as the mentally handicapped child grows up.• A family with a severely handicapped child will have many problems.• Access to further and higher education has been unduly restricted for handicapped children and this should be improved.• Like other mentally handicapped children, Down's children can achieveconsiderableeducationalimprovement through a consistentprogramme of education and care.• The Ormerod School educateshandicapped children from Oxfordshire.• a school for mentally handicapped children• Mentally handicapped man in motiveless gangattack.• She works with handicappedteenagers.• Although the kangaroo has a fast turn of speed on the plan, he is handicapped when climbing trees.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, be born殘疾;天生殘疾◇Steven was born severely handicapped.史蒂文生來就有嚴重的殘疾。➤leave sb使某人落下殘疾◇An accident at birth left him badly handicapped.出生時的一次意外讓他落下了嚴重的殘疾。ADVERB➤badly, seriously, severely重度殘疾▸➤mildly, slightly輕度殘疾▸➤permanently終身殘疾▸➤mentally, physically, visually有智障;身體有殘疾;視力有缺陷◇special equipment for visually handicapped children視力缺陷兒童的專用設備