1 to make a person unable to move his/her body or a part of it 使瘫痪；使麻痹: Miriam is paralysed from the waist down. 米里亚姆下半身瘫痪。

2 to make sb/sth unable to work in a normal way 使不能正常工作或运作 ➔paralysis /pəˈræləsɪs ||; pəˈræləsɪs/ noun [U]: The disease can cause paralysis or even death. 这种疾病能导致瘫痪，甚至死亡。There has been complete paralysis of the railway system. 铁路系统已经完全瘫痪。