incapacitate /ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪˌteɪt/ TEM8 (incapacitating,incapacitated,incapacitates)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If something incapacitates you, it weakens you in some way, so that you cannot do certain things. 使...能力变弱; 使伤残 [正式][usu v-link ADJ]

  例：

  A serious fall incapacitated the 68-year-old congressman.

  一次严重跌伤使这位68岁的国会议员丧失了行动能力。

• 2.  

  ADJ（形容词） incapacitated

  例：

  He is incapacitated and can't work.

  他受伤致残，无法工作了。