crippling

• 形容某事物造成严重损害、损失或功能障碍，常使某物无法有效运作或丧失能力。

Describes something that causes severe damage, loss, or impairment, often rendering something ineffective or unable to function.

1. Causing severe physical disabilityB2formalmedical

   Causing a person to become unable to walk or move normally, often due to injury or disease.

   致残的

   • The accident left him with a crippling injury to his spine.
   • She suffers from crippling arthritis that affects her daily life.
   • The disease can cause crippling pain in the joints.

   同义词debilitatingdisablingenfeeblingincapacitating

2. Severely damaging or debilitatingB2formal

   Causing severe damage, harm, or disruption to something, making it unable to function effectively.

   毁灭性的

   • The company faced crippling financial losses after the scandal.
   • The country's economy was hit by crippling sanctions.
   • The strike had a crippling effect on public transportation.

   同义词damagingdebilitatingdestructivedevastatingdisastrousharmfulincapacitatingruinous

   反义词beneficialconstructivehelpfulrehabilitativerestorativestrengtheningsupportive

3. Overwhelming or paralyzing (emotional/mental)B2informal

   Describing a feeling or condition that is so intense it prevents normal functioning or action.

   令人崩溃的

   • He experienced crippling anxiety before his job interview.
   • She was overcome by crippling shyness in social situations.
   • The pressure of the deadline caused crippling stress.

   同义词consumingdebilitatingdevastatingenervatingimmobilizingincapacitatingoverwhelming

   反义词empoweringenablingstrengthening

• 指使某人或某物丧失正常功能，通常通过造成伤害或破坏来实现。

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone or something to become unable to function properly, often by damaging or disabling them.

1. Cause physical disabilityB2formal

   To cause someone to become unable to walk or move properly due to injury or illness.

   使残疾

   • The accident crippled him for life.
   • The disease can cripple its victims if left untreated.
   • He was crippled in a car crash.

   同义词disablehamstringimmobilizeincapacitatelamemaimparalyze

2. B2formal

   To severely damage or weaken something, making it ineffective or unable to function.

   严重损害或削弱

   • The economic sanctions crippled the country's trade.
   • The strike crippled the public transport system.
   • The cyberattack crippled the company's network.

   同义词damagedebilitatedisablehamstringimpairincapacitateparalyzesabotageweaken

   反义词bolsterempowerenablefixfortifyimprovereinforcerepairrestorestrengthen