crutch學測 L6KK [ˈkrʌtʃ] ｜ /ˈkrʌtʃ/
柺杖；助行架·依賴物；心理支柱
學測常考詞，具體與抽象義項都要會
Right before the exam week, Mike broke his leg and had to use a crutch to walk to school.
段考週前，麥克摔斷了腿，必須靠柺杖走去上學。
一個畫面：撐著不倒
腋下支撐拐杖頂端抵著腋下，幫忙撐住身體重量
跨步施力走路時把重量壓在拐杖上，一步步前進
心靈依靠遇到壓力時，把某件事物當成撐住自己的東西
義項
斷腿柺杖C2noun柺杖；助行架
John hurt his foot and walked on a crutch for a week.
約翰弄傷了腳，靠柺杖走了一星期。
walk on a crutchuse a crutch
酒精依靠C2noun依賴物；心理支柱
She began to use alcohol as a crutch when she felt sad.
她感到難過時，開始把酒精當成心靈依靠。
use alcohol as a crutch
片語
on crutches拄著柺杖 →暫時靠柺杖行走
use alcohol as a crutch拿酒精當依靠 →把酒精當成心靈依靠
你會不會這樣說？
The gym teacher gave James a ___ after his ankle injury so he could walk. (crutch / crunch)
看答案
crutch
crutch指助行柺杖，crunch指嘎吱聲，拼字相近易混淆。
'She began to use alcohol as a crutch.' 這裡的crutch最接近哪個意思？(A) 柺杖 (B) 心理上的依賴
看答案
(B)
此句指心理上的依靠，非實體柺杖，對應第二義項。