immobilize
英 [ɪ'məʊbɪlaɪz]
美[ɪ'mobə'laɪz]
- vt. 使固定；使不动；使停止流通
英英释意
- 1. hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
- 2. to hold fast or prevent from moving;
- "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
- 3. make defenseless
- 4. convert (assets) into fixed capital
- 5. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets);
- "Blocked funds"
- "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
- 6. cause to be unable to move;
- "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
