disability

英 [ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti]

美 [ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti]

n.  (某种)缺陷，障碍; (指状态、身心、学习等方面的)缺陷

复数：disabilities　

高考医学

Collins.2 / BNC.3323 / COCA.2558

牛津词典

noun

• （某种）缺陷，障碍
  a physical or mental condition that means you cannot use a part of your body completely or easily, or that you cannot learn easily
  1. a physical/mental disability
     生理缺陷；心理障碍
  2. people with severe learning disabilities
     具有严重学习障碍的人
• （指状态、身心、学习等方面的）缺陷，障碍
  the state of not being able to use a part of your body completely or easily; the state of not being able to learn easily
  1. He qualifies for help on the grounds of disability.
     他因身有残疾有资格得到帮助。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (身体上的)残疾，伤残，缺陷
  Adisabilityis a permanent injury, illness, or physical or mental condition that tends to restrict the way that someone can live their life.
  1. Facilities for people with disabilities are still insufficient.
     供伤残人士使用的设施仍然匮乏。
  2. ...athletes who have overcome a physical disability to reach the top of their sport.
     克服身体残疾从而攀上职业巅峰的运动员们
• N-UNCOUNT 无能力;缺陷;障碍
  Disabilityis the state of being disabled.
  1. Disability can make extra demands on financial resources.
     残障人士会需要更多的财政资源。

英英释义

noun

• the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
  1. reading disability
  2. hearing impairment
  Synonym:disablementhandicapimpairment

双语例句

• His disability arose from an accident.
  他的残疾是一起事故造成的。
• First: Get life insurance, and disability insurance, if you have dependents.
  首先，这意味着如果有人需要你供养的话，你要去投保人寿保险和伤残保险。
• The study compared clinical depression with more than 200 other diseases and injuries as a cause of disability.
  该研究将临床抑郁症与其他200多种引发身心障碍的疾病和伤痛进行了对比。
• Living with disability is frustrating and challenging.
  残疾人的生活充满挫折和挑战。
• Disability can make extra demands on financial resources.
  残障人士会需要更多的财政资源。
• Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of death and disability among young people.
  意外伤害是造成青少年死亡和残疾的一个主要原因。
• His disability caused this thing to fail.
  他的无能导致了这件事失败。
• To be female is not a disability; it is just a particular way of being human.
  身为女性并不意味着不便；这只是人类一种特定的存在形式。
• Isak's story is typical of a child who has a specific learning disability.
  伊萨克的故事就是一个具有某种学习障碍的孩子的典型故事。
• The projects bring together disability groups and development organizations in Colombia, Jordan and Ethiopia.
  该项目汇集了哥伦比亚、约旦和埃塞俄比亚的残疾团体和开发组织。