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　

CET6 TOEFL

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

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。
Its profitability is limited by domestic price regulation and a crippling export tax.
其盈利能力受到国内价格管制和苛刻出口税的限制。
You have put us in a wonderful position to strike them a crippling blow.
你让我们有很好的机会教训他们。
The arrears payments were even more crippling.
偿付欠款造成了更为严重的损害。
Arthritis is a crippling disease which affects people all over the world.
关节炎是一种会危害全人类健康的致残性疾病。
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。
He was stricken at twenty-one with a crippling malady.
他21岁时突患致残重疾。
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。
They both suffered from crippling pains in their hips.
他们俩都感到髋部疼痛难忍。
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。