v. 使跛足，使残疾，使伤残；严重毁坏或损害；给……造成严重问题（cripple的过去式和过去分词）
词根：cripple
adj.
cripple 跛的；残废的
crippling 造成严重后果的
n.
cripple 跛子；残废
v.
crippling 削弱（cripple的ing形式）；使受损
vt.
cripple 削弱；使跛；使残废
1.The banking sector, already fragile, was crippled.
原本已经很脆弱的银行这下更是雪上加霜。
2.The pilot tried to land his crippled plane.
飞行员试图驾驶损坏严重的飞机着陆。
3.Mr. Easton was crippled in an accident and had to leave his job.
伊斯顿先生在一场事故中受伤致残，不得不离开了工作。
4.My crippled grandmother was dancing.
我那身有残疾的祖母居然在跳舞。
5.Fund managers warned of job losses and said the industry would be crippled.
基金经理警告这将会造成失业，整个行业也将陷于瘫痪。
6.He will die as he lived, crippled (by irony.)
讽刺的是，他将一瘸一拐地在生前逝去。
7.They tried to avoid looking at his grotesque face and his crippled body.
他们尽量不去看他那丑陋的面庞和残疾的身躯。
8.Within a few minutes, quite a few people were crippled.
在几分钟内，好几个人就被弄残废了。