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crippling 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. (1) 罢工如同重税一样造成损害。(2) 高失业率对于经济造成严重影响。

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英 ['krɪplɪŋ] 美 ['krɪplɪŋ] (1) Strikes were as crippling as taxes.(2) The high unemployment rate has a crippling effect on the economy. 1[ADJ 形容词](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.   [ADJ n]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。They both suffered from crippling pains in their hips.他们俩都感到髋部疼痛难忍。2[ADJ 形容词]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.   [usu ADJ n]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。cripplingly...cripplingly high interest rates.过高的利率

英语单词	crippling
英美音标	英 ['krɪplɪŋ] 美 ['krɪplɪŋ]
中文释义	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.
英语例句	(1) Strikes were as crippling as taxes. (2) The high unemployment rate has a crippling effect on the economy.
中文例句	(1) 罢工如同重税一样造成损害。 (2) 高失业率对于经济造成严重影响。
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词](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. [ADJ n] 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。 They both suffered from crippling pains in their hips. 他们俩都感到髋部疼痛难忍。 2 [ADJ 形容词]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. [usu ADJ n] 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。 cripplingly ...cripplingly high interest rates. 过高的利率

Crippling High Effect Adj 形容词 N Suffered American