paralyzing是什么意思？

paralyzing

• v. 使瘫痪，使麻痹( paralyze的现在分词 )，使不能正常活动；

例句

• If one disaster can be galvanizing, several in a row can be paralyzing. 如果一场灾难可以激起行动, 一连发生几起,可就令人麻痹了.
• They work paralyzing the parasympathetic nervous system, blocking the nerve endings. 它们能麻痹副交感神经系统, 堵塞神经末梢信息传递.
• A paralyzing peace has plunged the members of the Gun Club in deplorable inactivity. 无聊的和平使大炮俱乐部的会员们陷入可悲的无所事事的生活中.
• The cold north wind pointed with barbed shafts , icy malevolent, greedy, blighting, paralyzing. 寒冷的北风带着有刺的矛尖吹来,冷冰冰地 、 刻毒地 、 贪婪地, 具有破坏性, 使人疲软无力.

英语六级真题

What distinguishes a depression from a harsh recession is paralyzing fear - fear of the unknown so great that it causes consumers, businesses, and investors to retreat and panic.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文