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压垮 (壓垮)
  • [yākuǎ]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

压垮 [yākuǎ]
  1. 1. verb Collapse because of extremely heavy pressure; breakdown due to too much mental or physical burden.
    经历这么多的磨难,他还是没有被压垮
    All these hardships could not daunt him.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

压垮 [yākuǎ]
  1. 1. 物体因承受强大的压力而坍塌;比喻人的身体或精神因承受过重的负担而支持不住
    过度的劳累把他的身体压垮
    再大的压力也压不垮他。

Examples

这突来的舛错一下把他压垮了。
He was overwhelmed by the sudden mishap.
过度的劳累把他的身体压垮
The load bowed him down.
这副重担把他压垮了。
to succumb to illness
被疾病压垮
He was crushed by grief when he found out.
当他发现以后,就被悲伤所压垮了。
He had the air of a man overwhelmed by cruel fate.
他有种被残酷命运压垮的感觉。
He was weighed down by the burden of his chosen profession.
他被所选择的职业给压垮了。
She was exhausted by her misery and grief.
她被痛苦和悲伤压垮了。

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