Definition
[vt] to cause great damage to something
[n] 瘸子（有冒犯之意）
[vt] 使残疾、使成为跛子，引申为严重破坏 (physically or mentally)
Synonym
damage badly, destroy, crush, hamper, weaken, make bankrupt, impoverish, sabotage.
Sentence
The war has crippled the economy.
Not long ago floods crippled millions of households in Shouguang, Shandong Province.
Stage fright crippled him.
The only way to make apartheid work is to cripple the black mind.
Practice
1. 台风山竹严重破坏了香港和广东地区的电力供应和通讯服务。
Typhoon Mangkhut has crippled the electricity and communication service in Hongkong and Guangdong Province.
Typhoon Mangkhut has crippled the electricity supply and communication services in Hongkong and Guangdong.
2. 场景：过量的工作严重损坏了他的健康
Overwhelming workload has crippled his well-being.
