1 ADJ [ADJ n] (疾病等)严重损害健康(或身体)的 A crippling illness or disability is one that severely damages your health or your body. (疾病等)严重损害健康(或身体)的
2 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 有严重危害的 If you say that an action, policy, or situation has a crippling effect on something, you mean it has a very serious, harmful effect. 有严重危害的
-
The high cost of capital has a crippling effect on many small American high-tech firms.
高昂的资金成本严重影响了美国的很多小型高科技公司。
-
The American military presence on the islands had suffered a crippling blow.
该群岛上的美国部队受到了严重打击。
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years