1ADJ [ADJ n](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. (疾病等)严重损害健康(或身体)的
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。
2ADJ [usually ADJ n]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. 有严重危害的
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.