vt.　使（人）无能力；使残废 make (a person) unable to do sth, especially to use his body properly

　～ completely〔entirely, totally〕　完全无能
　～ permanently　终身残疾
　～ personally　受伤
　～ physically　身体残疾
　～ by　因…而残疾
　～ for　使…不能
　～ from　丧失做…的能力

　The accident disabled him for work.　这起事故使他丧失了工作能力。
　One bomb can disable a ship.　一颗炸弹就能毁坏一条船。
　He was disabled in the war.　他在战争中残废了。
　The plane was critically disabled when one of the engines caught fire.　有一台引擎起火，使飞机严重受损。

 ♣ disable by　(v.+prep.)
　因…而无能力，残疾　make (a person) unable to do sth for some reason
　They were disabled by age or sickness.　他们因年老或疾病而失去了工作的能力。
　Nobody can avoid being disabled by age.　谁也无法避免年老体衰。
 ♣ disable for　(v.+prep.)
　因…而使（某人）无能力　make (a person) unable to do sth for some reason
　Old age disabled him for hard work.　年迈使他不能胜任繁重工作。
　The accident disabled him for work.　这起事故使他丧失了工作能力。
 ♣ disable from　(v.+prep.)
　使（人）无能力　make (a person) unable to do sth
　An accident disabled her from playing football.　一起事故使她再也不能踢足球了。
　She has disabled herself from walking by a fall.　她因跌伤不能行走。
　He is disabled from voting.　他被剥夺了投票权。

 ♣ disable, unable
　disable　和unable都含有“无能”的意思，都是able的派生词。但disable是动词，表示“使无能”“使伤残”，而unable是形容词，表示“无法的”“无能的”; disable其后不可接不定式，而unable后面可接动词不定式。

　表示“使某人不能做某事”时，通常不说"disable sb to do sth "而应说"disable sb from doing sth "。