拖垮 (tuō kuǎ) — to wear down, to exhaust, to cause to collapse (from prolonged strain or pressure)
Definition
A vivid verb meaning to 'drag down to collapse' — prolonged strain (work, pressure, crisis) wears someone or something out until it breaks.
verb
to wear downto exhaustto cause to collapse (from prolonged strain or pressure)
Examples
- 拖垮。Cháng qī jiā bān zhōng yú tuō kuǎ le tā de shēn tǐ.Long-term overtime finally wore down his health.
- 拖垮。Zhè chǎng jīng jì wēi jī tuō kuǎ le bù shǎo zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè.This economic crisis brought down many small and medium enterprises.
- 拖垮，。Bié ràng gōng zuò yā lì tuō kuǎ nǐ, yào xué huì fàng sōng.Don't let work pressure wear you down; learn to relax.
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