每日一词01 CRIPPLE

CRIPPLE

n. 瘸子
v. (1) 使...瘫痪
（2）to cause great damage to ... = to damage ... badly

翻译：

Typhoon Mangkhut has crippled the power supply and communications services in Hong Kong and Guangdong.  

Typhoon Mangkhut has crippled the electricity supply and communication services in Hong Kong and Guangdong.

造句：

1. Trump started a trade war expressly intended to cripple the Chinese economy. 使中国经济瘫痪

2. Furthermore, Kavanaugh opined that the "indictment and trial of a sitting President" would "cripple the federal government". 使联邦政府瘫痪

3. Four out of five teenage girls who have been sexually assaulted are suffering from mental crippling health problems months after their attacks (=being assaulted), new research has found.