单词	crushing
释义	crushingcrush‧ing /ˈkrʌʃɪŋ/ adjective [usually before noun] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Republicans in the state suffered a crushing defeat in last month's elections. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And the really crushing blow came when the owner of his star performer, Joveworth, removed the horse from the yard. Formby suffered a crushing 10 wicket defeat at home to local rivals Southport. He had felt betrayed by the visit, after hoping to be lifted out of his crushing depression by it. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► crushing defeat  The Eighth Army had suffered a crushing defeat. ► crushing blow  Failing his final exams was a crushing blow (=made him lose hope and confidence). COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a cruel/devastating/crushing blow (=extremely hard to bear)· Her loss came as a devastating blow to her father. ► a crushing/resounding defeat (=a complete defeat, by a very large amount)· He quit as prime minister following a crushing defeat in regional elections. ► a crushing victory (=a win by a very large amount)· Australia won a crushing 139-run victory over the West Indies. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► blow · And the really crushing blow came when the owner of his star performer, Joveworth, removed the horse from the yard. 1very hard to deal with, and making you lose hope and confidence:  The Eighth Army had suffered a crushing defeat. Failing his final exams was a crushing blow (=made him lose hope and confidence). the crushing burden of debt2a crushing remark, reply etc contains a very strong criticism—crushingly adverb:  ‘That’s fairly obvious,’ she replied crushingly.
随便看	inevitable inevitably inexact inexcusable inexcusably inexhaustible inexorability inexorable inexorably inexpensive inexpensively inexperience inexperienced inexpert inexpertly inexplicable inexplicably inexpressible inexpressibly inexpressive in extremis inextricable inextricably infallibility infallible

英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。