disabled

Word family  noun ability ≠ inability disability adjective able ≠ unable disabled verb enable ≠ disable adverb ably

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Related topics: Illness & disability

dis·a·bled /dɪsˈeɪbəld/ ●●● S3 W3 adjective  1  MIDISABLEDsomeone who is disabled cannot use a part of their body properly, or cannot learn easily 残障的，残疾的，有学习障碍的 → handicapped a support group for parents of disabled children 帮助残障儿童父母的援助团 a severely disabled polio patient 严重残疾的小儿麻痺症病人physically/mentally disabled If you are elderly or physically disabled, massage can be beneficial. 按摩对老年人或有残疾的人很有好处。 teachers who work with learning disabled children (=children who have problems learning) 教有学习障碍的儿童的教师disabled parking/toilet/access etc (=for physically disabled people) 残疾人停车位/厕所/通道等2  the disabled MIDISABLED[plural] people who are disabled 残疾人 The theatre has good access for the disabled. 这家剧院里的残障人士出入通道很便捷。n THESAURUSdisabled not able to use a part of your body properly or not able to learn normally, because of a permanent problemDisabled people should have the same rights and choices as everyone else.Elaine is severely disabled and relies on 24 hour care.The charity provides opportunities and facilities for disabled people to take part in sport.special needs if someone has special needs, they have physical or mental disabilitiesa school for children with special needsA woman whose five-year-old son has special needs has accused her local education authority of failing to provide him with a decent education.learning difficulties/disabilities if someone has learning difficulties, they have difficulty learning basic skills or informationA child’s behavioural problems may be associated with learning difficulties.special courses for students with moderate learning difficultieshandicapped disabled – this word is old-fashioned and is now considered offensive. It is better to say that someone has learning difficulties or has special needs.wheelchair user someone who is in a wheelchair because they cannot walkThere is easy access for wheelchair users.paraplegic someone who is unable to move the lower part of their body, including their legsHe had a riding accident, which left him a paraplegic.quadriplegic someone who is permanently unable to move any part of their body below their neck

Examples from the Corpus

disabled• We will encourage the young to become involved and will facilitate access for the disabled.• The governor has guaranteed health care for pregnant women, preschool children, and the disabled.• About 70 percent of those elderly persons living with younger people are severely disabled.• It's a challenge for the cast, some of whom are severely disabled.• Nowadays he teaches them the cowardly art of aggressive selling to the elderly and disabled.• There are many problems still to be overcome in providing for the disabled.• Her son is disabled and she has to take care of him all the time.• David goes to a special school for disabled children.• The reason is that the opportunities for disabled drivers to test specially-adapted vehicles are limited.• There was insufficient recognition that some of the voluntary organisations who helped with the plans do not adequately consult disabled people.• But no-one was in doubt that the real winner was disabled sport.disabled parking/toilet/access etc• They are equipped with 18 escalators and 10 lifts to provide full disabled access.• Entries include information on facilities such as disabled access and interpretation services.• Public disabled toilet facilities are available at a wide variety of places within York.• Money raised will go towards building a mountain hut, with disabled access, in the Lake District National Park.• And I will screech to a halt, when I finally get there, in a disabled parking slot.• In addition to a ramp for wheelchairs, more disabled parking spaces are being provided.• There are several disabled parking spaces in Haslemere; most of these are quite close to the main town centre. 5.

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disabled
dis‧a‧bled S3 W3 /dɪsˈeɪbəld/ adjective1. someone who is disabled cannot use a part of their body properly, or cannot learn easily ⇨ handicapped:
    a support group for parents of disabled children
    a severely disabled polio patient
    physically/mentally disabled
    If you are elderly or physically disabled, massage can be beneficial.
    teachers who work with learning disabled children (=children who have problems learning)
    disabled parking/toilet/access etc (=for physically disabled people)
2. the disabled [plural] people who are disabled:
    The theatre has good access for the disabled.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ disabled not able to use a part of your body properly or not able to learn normally, because of a permanent problem: Disabled people should have the same rights and choices as everyone else. | Elaine is severely disabled and relies on 24 hour care. | The charity provides opportunities and facilities for disabled people to take part in sport.
   ▪ special needs if someone has special needs, they have physical or mental disabilities: a school for children with special needs | A woman whose five-year-old son has special needs has accused her local education authority of failing to provide him with a decent eductation.
   ▪ learning difficulties/disabilities if someone has learning difficulties, they have difficulty learning basic skills or information: A child’s behavioural problems may be associated with learning difficulties. | special courses for students with moderate learning difficulties
   ▪ handicapped disabled – this word is old-fashioned and is now considered offensive. It is better to say that someone has learning difficulties or has special needs.
   ▪ wheelchair user someone who is in a wheelchair because they cannot walk: There is easy access for wheelchair users.
   ▪ paraplegic someone who is unable to move the lower part of their body, including their legs: He had a riding accident, which left him a paraplegic.
   ▪ quadriplegic someone who is permanently unable to move any part of their body below their neck

🔑 dis·abledBrE /dɪsˈeɪbld/ 🔊NAmE /dɪsˈeɪbld/ 🔊 adjective🔑 unable to use a part of your body completely or easily because of a physical condition, an illness, an injury, etc.; unable to learn easily 丧失能力的；有残疾的；无能力的◆physically/mentally disabled 有生理残疾的；精神伤残的◆severely disabled严重伤残◆He was born disabled. 他天生残疾。🔊🔊◆facilities for disabled people残疾人使用的设施

• Disabled is the most generally accepted term to refer to people with a permanent illness or injury that makes it difficult for them to use part of their body completely or easily. Handicapped is slightly old-fashioned and many people now think it is offensive. People also now prefer to use the word disability rather than handicap. The expression disabled people is often preferred to the disabled because it sounds more personal. * disabled 是最广为接受的用语，指残疾人或伤残人。handicapped 稍有些过时，现在许多人认为该词含冒犯意。现在人们喜欢用 disability 而非 handicap。disabled people 比 the disabled 更为人所接受，原因是听起来较人性化。
• Disabled and disability can be used with other words to talk about a mental condition. * disabled 和 disability 可与其他词连用表示智力状况：◆mentally disabled 精神伤残的◆learning disabilities 学习障碍
• If somebody's ability to hear, speak or see has been damaged but not destroyed completely, they have impaired hearing/speech/sight (or vision). They can be described as visually/hearing impaired or partially sighted. 听力、说话能力或视力受到损害但未完全丧失，用 impaired hearing/speech/sight（或 vision）表示，或形容某人为 visually/hearing impaired（视力／听力受损的）或 partially sighted（视力有缺陷的）：◆The museum has special facilities for blind and partially sighted visitors. 博物馆有专门设备供失明和视力有缺陷的参观者使用。

the disabled noun [plural] people who are disabled 残疾人；伤残者◆caring for the sick, elderly and disabled关心老弱病残