Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This word is about the conflict between Israel and Hamas: crippling.
这个单词有关以色列与哈马斯之间的冲突：严重的。
Despite weeks of crippling air-strikes on Hamas targets, polls suggest many in Israel feel Mr. Netanyahu did not go far enough in destroying the militant group.
尽管以色列已经针对哈马斯进行了数周的空袭，但投票结果显示以色列许多人仍觉得内塔尼亚胡先生在摧毁激进分子方面做得不够深入。
Crippling means to cause severe damage.
严重的，它的意思是造成严重的破坏。
It makes something, or someone, unable to operate as before.
它使某物或某人不能像以前一样行动。

Israel dropped many bombs on Hamas targets, causing great damage.
以色列在哈马斯目标地区投放了很多炸弹，造成了严重的破坏。
A person with a crippling disease cannot move normally.
一个患有严重疾病的人不能正常地活动。
So, the next time you hear the word, crippling, you will know what this News Word means.
那么，下次你听到单词，“严重的”，你就知道这个新闻词汇的意思了。