crushing
adj
ˈkrʌʃɪŋ
adj
1
very
hard
to
deal
with,
and
making
you
lose
hope
and
confidence
惨重的; 使人难以承受的
The
Eighth
Army
had
suffered
a
crushing
defeat
.
第八集团军遭到了惨败。
Failing
his
final
exams
was
a
crushing
blow
(=made
him
lose
hope
and
confidence)
.
他未能通过期终考试对他是个沉重的打击。
the
crushing
burden
of
debt
沉重的债务负担
2
a
crushing
remark,
reply
etc
contains
a
very
strong
criticism
〔评论、回答等〕强烈批评的
‘That’s
fairly
obvious,’
she
replied
crushingly.
“那是显而易见的。”她尖锐地回答道。