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palsied

/pawl-zeed/US // ˈpɔl zid //

瘫痪的,悸动的,瘫痪,悸动

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : paralyzed; unable to move or control certain muscles.

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Examples

  • He sketched it quickly, his hand trembling, giving the drawing an awkward, palsied look.

  • She raised her languid eyes to her child, but her palsied tongue could speak no word of tenderness.

  • I never knew but one man you could trust with a woman, and he was so palsied that a child could push him over.

  • And out of the window a white face leaned, And a palsied hand the pale face screened.

  • Happily, the little child was to evade that harsher penalty—the unwarranted bitterness and affront of a lingering, palsied age.

  • Raising his hand to tear off the paper, he was amazed to feel a thrill pass through it, and his arm fell palsied at his side.