新聞美語 每日一字 Paralyze

12月26日Reuters(路透社)的一則新聞報導：
A powerful blizzard that paralyzed western New York over Christmas weekend has killed at least 25 people.
一場強大的暴風雪在聖誕節週末使紐約西部癱瘓，造成至少25人死亡。

"Paralyze"這個動詞的譯解就是"癱瘓"。
To cause (a person or part of the body) to become partly or wholly incapable of movement.

"Paralyze"的例句：
Mrs. Burrows had been paralyzed by a stroke.
巴羅斯夫人中風癱瘓了。
Some people are paralyzed by the thought of failure.
有些人一想到失敗就麻痺了。
The regional capital was paralyzed by a general strike.
地區首府因總罷工而癱瘓。

"Paralyze"的同義字有：
disable、immobilize、incapacitate、debilitate、numb、deaden、benumb、obtund、torpefy…