crutch

名词 crutch:

1. a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
2. anything that serves as an expedient

1. What does your inside leg (ie from the crutch to the inner side of the foot) measure?
   你的腿从内侧量有多长?
2. He is lame in one leg and walks with the help of a crutch.
   他的一条腿跛了，走路借助于拐杖。
3. When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches.
   他摔断腿后，只好拄着拐杖走路。
4. Religion was her crutch in times of sorrow.
   宗教是她忧伤时依赖的支柱。

crutch

n.（名词）
A staff or support used by the physically injured or disabled as an aid in walking, usually designed to fit under the armpit and often used in pairs.
拐杖：身体受伤或致残者用来辅助其走路用的支架，长度通常到达腋窝，常成对使用
A forked leg rest on a sidesaddle.
搁腿叉架：一种放在偏座鞍上的叉形支架
A device used for assistance or support; a prop:
支撑物：用来辅助站立或支撑的器具；支柱：
例句：
a mnemonic crutch.
助记装置

The crotch of a person or animal.
两腿分叉处：人或动物的两腿分叉处
A forked device or part.
分叉装置，分叉部分
v.tr.（及物动词）
crutched,crutch.ing,crutch.es
To support on or as if on crutches; prop up.
支撑：支在或犹如支在拐杖上；支撑

来源：
Middle English crucche
中古英语 crucche
from Old English crycc
源自 古英语 crycc