crippling
英['krɪplɪŋ]
美['krɪplɪŋ]
- adj.严重损害身体的;造成严重后果的动词cripple的现在分词形式.
Adjective:
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that cripples or disables or incapacitates;
"a crippling injury"
用作形容词 (adj.)
- The young leader was in full flower when he was struck down by a crippling disease.
这个年轻的领导人正值其事业到达顶峰之时,被一种致人残废的病症折磨倒了。
- Strikes were as crippling as taxes.
罢工如同重税一样造成损害。
- The high unemployment rate has a crippling effect on the economy.
高失业率对于经济造成严重影响。