debilitating

英 [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ]

v.  (使身心)衰弱，衰竭，虚弱; 削弱(国家、机构)的力量; 使软弱无力
debilitate的现在分词

现在分词：debilitating　

BNC.14205 / COCA.11408

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使虚弱;使衰弱
  If youare debilitated bysomething such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
  1. Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.
     昨天拉塞尔因肠胃病毒感染身体不适，由斯图尔特暂时接手。
• VERB 削弱（组织、社团或政府）的力量
  Todebilitatean organization, society, or government means to gradually make it weaker.
  1. ...their efforts to debilitate the political will of the Western alliance.
     他们试图削弱西方联盟的政治决心的努力

英英释义

adj

• impairing the strength and vitality

双语例句

• Huge debts are debilitating their economy.
  沉重的债务大大削弱了他们的经济。
• It is unfortunate that Zambia's president, Levy Mwanawasa, suffered a debilitating stroke last week;
  不幸的是，赞比亚总统利维·姆瓦纳瓦萨上周遭受了一次打击；
• The worm eventually causes a debilitating and painful infection that begins with a blister, normally on the leg.
  线虫最终引起使人虚弱和疼痛的感染，通常开始时在腿上出现水疱。
• A loss of confidence in leadership can be extremely debilitating.
  对领导层失去信心可能是极其令人丧气的。
• Smoking tobacco is responsible for many debilitating diseases such as chronic bronchitis and vascular diseases.
  吸食烟草会造成许多身体衰弱的疾病，例如慢性支气管炎及慢性血管疾病。
• Some of the variants could have a role in staving off debilitating age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular disease.
  一些变异有延缓与年龄有关的衰弱性疾病的作用，比如老年痴呆症和心血管疾病。
• Maybe that makes for pragmatic politics, but it also feels distinctly debilitating.
  这或许为务实政治营造了氛围，但也让人明显感觉难以有所作为。
• Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A infection does not cause chronic liver disease and is rarely fatal, but it can cause debilitating symptoms.
  与乙型肝炎和丙型肝炎不同，甲型肝炎感染不会造成慢性肝病，也很少致命，但它会出现使人衰弱的症状。
• Osteoporosis is a seriously debilitating condition that can substantially affect women's quality of life.
  骨质疏松症是一种令人衰弱的严重疾病，严重影响女性生活品质。
• Parkinson's disease is a debilitating and incurable disease of the nervous system.
  帕金森氏综合症是一种使人不断衰弱的、无法治愈的神经系统疾病。