单词 | crippling |
释义 | crippling 1.【医】(disabling)致残的;严重损害身体的 Arthritis and rheumatism are prominent crippling diseases.关节炎和风湿病是两大主要致残疾病。 They both suffered from crippling pains in their hips.他们两人都感到髋部疼痛难忍。 2.(emotionally)造成沉重打击的;造成伤害的 This left him with a crippling fear of abandonment.这让他备受煎熬, 深恐被遗弃。 crippling shyness让人懦弱的羞怯 3.(harmful)有害的;造成严重损害的 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损害了美国的许多小型高科技公司。 Kaufman's proposals would strike a crippling blow to the industry.考夫曼的提议将给这个行业带来严重的打击。 crippling taxation/debts/losses令人难以承受的课税/债务/亏损 a crippling strike造成严重损害的罢工 |
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