新聞美語 每日一字 Crippling

1月15日Reuters(路透社)的一則新聞標題：
South Africa's president to skip WEF to deal with crippling power cuts at home.
南非總統將跳過世界經濟論壇以應對國內嚴重的停電問題。

"Crippling"這個形容詞的譯解就是"癱瘓"。
Causing a person to become unable to walk or move properly.
or causing a severe and almost insuperable problem.

"Crippling"的例句：
Interest rates rose to a crippling 13 percent.
利率上升到令人癱瘓的13%。
A crippling attack of malaria kept him in bed for months.
嚴重的瘧疾發作使他臥床數月。
The bomb attack dealt a crippling blow to tourism in the country.
炸彈襲擊對該國的旅遊業造成了嚴重打擊。

"Crippling"的同義字有：
batter、maim、mangle、mutilate…