emotional crippleinformalMP someone who cannot express their feelings to other people – used to show disapproval 感情有缺陷者〔指无法向别人表达自己感情的人,含贬义〕emotional cripple• But Howard's performance also suggests that Higgins is an emotional cripple.• Losing my family left me an emotional cripple.• Together they inadvertently ensured that their four children would be little more than emotional cripples.
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