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单词 crushing
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crushing

(krʌʃɪŋ)
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one.
[emphasis]
...since their crushing defeat in the local elections.
...a crushing burden of debt.
His loss would be a crushing blow to Liverpool's title hopes.

crushing in British English

(ˈkrʌʃɪŋ)
adjective
1. 
devastating; overwhelming
His loss would be a crushing blow to Liverpool's title hopes.
She took advantage of her opponent's momentary loss of concentration and achieveda crushing victory.
a crushing defeat
2. 
extremely heavy
a crushing burden of debt
noun
3. 
defeat; repression; putting down
the violent crushing of anti-government demonstrations

crushing in American English

(krʌʃɪŋ)
adjective
1. 
overwhelming or decisive
a crushing defeat
2. 
hurtful or demoralizing
crushing remarks
Derived forms
crushingly (ˈcrushingly)
adverb

Examples of 'crushing' in a sentence
crushing

Alec thought of a crushing retort, then remembered that he'd have to ask Kim for a loan.
Leeson, Robert THE THIRD CLASS GENIE (2002)
Something soft was pressing down across my face, crushing my nostrils closed; sealing up the dark behind my eyelids.
Pritchard, John NIGHT SISTERS (2002)
The next thing Petra knew, his body was pressing down on her, crushing her to the sheets.
Mark Burnell THE RHYTHM SECTION (2002)

In other languages
crushing

British English: crushing ADJECTIVE
A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one.
...since their crushing defeat in the local elections.
  • American English: crushing
  • Brazilian Portuguese: esmagador
  • Chinese: 毁灭性的
  • European Spanish: aplastante
  • French: écrasant
  • German: vernichtend
  • Italian: schiacciante
  • Japanese: 決定的な
  • Korean: 재기 불능의
  • European Portuguese: esmagador
  • Latin American Spanish: aplastante
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