to injure sb seriously, causing permanent damage to their body 使残废；使受重伤 SYN incapacitate
Hundreds of people are killed or maimed in car accidents every week.
每周都有数百人因车祸而丧命或致残。
Mines have been scattered in rice paddies and jungles, maiming and killing civilians…
地雷遍布稻田与林间，很多平民被炸死或炸成重伤。
One man has lost his life, another has been maimed.
一名男子丧生，另一名重伤。