1 to damage sb's body so that he/she is no longer able to walk or move normally 使跛;致残:
to be crippled with arthritis因患关节炎而走路不便
2 to seriously damage or harm sb/sth 严重损坏或损害;重创:
The recession has crippled the motor industry.不景气已严重损害汽车工业。 ➔cripplingadjThey had crippling debts and had to sell their house.他们债务累累,只好卖掉房子。
cripple1/ˋkrIpḷ; ˈkrIp$l/n [C] a word for someone who cannot walk properly that is now considered to be offensive 跛子〔现在被认为具有冒犯性〕
cripple2v [T] 1 to hurt someone so they can no longer walk 使跛﹐使瘸: He was crippled in a car accident. 他在一次车祸中成了瘸子。2 to seriously damage something or make it much weaker 严重损坏[削弱]: The country's economy has been crippled by drought. 那个国家的经济由于旱灾已元气大伤。 —crippled adj —crippling adj : a crippling illness 一种致残的疾病crippling debts 造成严重损害的债务
cripplecripplecripplescrippledcripplingverb (cripples, crippling, crippled)to damage somebody's body so that they cannot walk or move normally: She was crippled in an accident.