adj.嚴(yán)重?fù)p害身體的；造成嚴(yán)重后果的

動詞cripple的現(xiàn)在分詞形式.

The young leader was in flul flower when he was struck down by a crippling disease. 這個年輕的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人正值其事業(yè)到達頂峰之時，被一種致人殘廢的病癥折磨倒了。

The high unemployment rate has a crippling effect on the economy. 高失業(yè)率對于經(jīng)濟造成嚴(yán)重影響。