crippling

英 [ˈkrɪplɪŋ]

美 [ˈkrɪplɪŋ]

adj.  (疾病等)严重损害健康的，致残的; 有严重危害的
v.  使残废; 使跛; 使成瘸子; 严重毁坏(或损害)
cripple的现在分词

现在分词：crippling　

CET6TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.14078 / COCA.14100

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (疾病等)严重损害健康(或身体)的
  Acripplingillness or disability is one that severely damages your health or your body.
  1. Arthritis and rheumatism are prominent crippling diseases...
     关节炎和风湿病是会严重损害身体健康的主要疾病。
  2. They both suffered from crippling pains in their hips.
     他们俩都感到髋部疼痛难忍。
• ADJ 有严重危害的
  If you say that an action, policy, or situation has acripplingeffect on something, you mean it has a very serious, harmful effect.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• that cripples or disables or incapacitates
  1. a crippling injury
  Synonym:disablingincapacitating

双语例句

• It will have crippling effect on you in later life.
  这对你以后的生活会留下极其严重的影响。
• Zimbabwe is a more recent example of this crippling medical emigration.
  在这场影响严重的医药人才移民潮中，津巴布韦是近期更为突出的案例。
• Crippling Blow-Another skill that enhances the attack of the Warriors'weapon of choice.
  削弱攻击-另一个通过选择增加战士武器攻击力的技能。
• Crippling fines have been imposed on unsanctioned demonstrations.
  未经批准的抗议活动遭到了巨额罚款。
• German and UK banks have crippling exposures to Ireland, French and German banks to Greece, Spanish banks to Portugal.
  德国和英国的银行对爱尔兰的风险敞口大得危险，法国和德国银行对希腊、西班牙银行对葡萄牙的情况也一样。
• Washington should prepare for crippling attacks on satellites and other communications systems before it is too late.
  华盛顿方面应该准备防范卫星及其他通讯系统受到的攻击，否则将为时已晚。
• Falling prices would make their already crippling burdens even heavier.
  价格不断下降会使得他们本难以支撑的负担更加沉重。
• Today we consider foot binding ugly and crippling; back then they consider it beautiful and elevating.
  今天我们认为扎脚丑陋和使人伤残，当年人们认为扎脚美丽和使人高贵。
• But I also know that sanctions without outreach condemnation without discussion can carry forward only a crippling status quo.
  我也知道，如果一味制裁而没有主动接触，如果一味谴责而没有对话，只能保持一个有害的现状。
• They both suffered from crippling pains in their hips.
  他们俩都感到髋部疼痛难忍。