crippling
adjective
uk/ˈkrɪp.əl.ɪŋ/us/ˈkrɪp.əl.ɪŋ/causingseriousinjuriesorharm:
严重的；造成严重后果的A cripplingattackofmalariakepthim inbedformonths.严重的疟疾让他好几个月卧床不起。
Thebombattackdealta cripplingblowtotourismin thecountry.炸弹袭击对该国的旅游业造成了沉重的打击。
cripplingdebts负债累累
See
cripple
- Thenovelopensduring a cripplingdrought.
- The newregulationswill bepotentiallycrippling for theindustry.
- Cripplingshynesscanseriouslyaffectyourwork.
Limiting and restricting
- anti-libertarian
- boundary
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- chain
- chainsomeonetosomething
- cramp
- curb
- curtail
- curtailment
- damage limitation
- debilitating
- hamstring
- limit
- limitation
- limiting
- localize
- non-exempt
- straitjacket
- tempered
- tiesomeonedown