debilitating

KK [dəˋbɪləˏtetɪŋ] /dəˈbɪləˌteɪtɪŋ/

形容詞

1
使人虛弱的、使人衰弱的
She suffers from debilitating back pain that keeps her in bed.
她受背痛所苦，痛得只能躺在床上。
2
令人難以承受的、使人失去能力的
His debilitating fear of flying has ruined several family vacations.
他對搭飛機有嚴重的恐懼，已經毀了好幾次家族旅遊。
3
削弱的、造成重大打擊的
The strike had a debilitating effect on the country's exports.
這場罷工對該國的出口造成重大打擊。

動詞

1
使虛弱、使衰弱debilitate 的現在分詞
Months of poor nutrition were slowly debilitating the young patient.
長達數月的營養不良正逐漸使這名年輕病人虛弱下去。