adj. 受损的;出毛病的;有(身体或智力)缺陷的
v. 损害,削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )
Nowadays we say someone is ´speech-impaired´, not dumb.
现在我们说某个人“有语言障碍”,而不说是哑巴。
His hearing is somewhat impaired.
他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。
Short-term memory is impaired, so are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate.
短期记忆受损,决策力和专注力也是如此。
When a language center of the brains is damaged, for example, by a stroke, linguistic capabilities are impaired in some way.
当大脑的语言中枢受损时,比如中风,语言能力就会在某种程度上受损。
The literature to date on noise in school rooms appears to focus on the effects on schoolchildren in general, their teachers and the hearing impaired.
到目前为止,有关教室噪音的文献似乎都集中在它对一般的学生、他们的教师和听力受损者的影响上。