Crushing

(adj.) physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; 'a crushing blow'; 'a crushing rejection'; 'bone-crushing' .

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• One of these consists of the crushing and grinding machinery, and the other of the long kilns. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• As he saw his mate go down he crouched, and, with a low snarl, sprang upon the captain crushing him to his knees with a single mighty blow. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• He had investigated all the crushing-machines on the market, and tried all he could get. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• And arterwards, crushing a flowing wine-cup--which I allude to brewing rum and water--we'll pledge one another. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I am also for the bridge, the man with the flat face and the broken nose said, crushing the end of the cigarette on the table. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• The operation of lithotrity, for removing stone from the bladder by crushing the stone, was introduced by Civiale, 1817-1824, who devised successful instruments and modes of using them. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Then she raised it to her lips, and crushing it there buried her face in the soft ferns, sobbing. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• They are square-topped, and are edged with translucent, hardish tissue, as if for crushing food. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Mrs. Pocket's dignity was so crushing, that I felt quite abashed, as if I myself had done something to rouse it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Nothing could have been worse, was Amy's crushing reply. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The economy of this is apparent when it is considered that in other cement plants the limit of crushing ability is one-man size--that is, pieces not too large for one man to lift. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It was a crushing and exorbitant peace, dictated with the utmost arrogance of confident victors. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Little did I think that this would be the prelude to the most crushing misfortune of my life. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• In all modern mills these have been entirely displaced by porcelain rolls revolving on horizontal axes and crushing the grain between them. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Yes, sir, it is a crushing blow, said the old man. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.

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