Very Serious People's attempt to cripple the economy.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
And that, fundamentally, is why claims that we face huge structural problems have been multiplying: they offer a reason to do nothing about the mass unemployment that is crippling our economy and our society.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
瘸子;残疾人
A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple .
If you describe someone as an emotional cripple, you mean that they have a particular psychological or emotional problem which prevents them from living a normal life.
VERB
使(心理上或情感上)出现问题
If something cripples a person, it causes them severe psychological or emotional problems.