Just when it seemed life was going well, she was blindsided by a devastating illness.
正当生活似乎一帆风顺的时候,她出人意料地得了一场重病。
《牛津词典》Dr Raji said; "Alzheimer's is a devastating illness, and unfortunately, walking is not a cure."
Raji博士说:“老年痴呆症是难根治的疾病,遗憾的是,走路也无法治愈。”
This is a potentially devastating illness and we still have a large percentage of infants who have poor outcomes after the infection.
这是一个潜在毁灭性的疾病,仍有相当比例的患儿预后不佳。
Whether you must organize the cremation of a family member or survive a devastating illness, you might find it easier to stay sane while you are single.
不论你是要组织一个家人的火化或与一场大病抗争时,你会发现当你单身时更容易保持清醒。
Have we traded off less serious illness for more devastating disease?
我们用更具破坏性的疾病来交换不太严重的疾病?
Anyone who has experienced a prolonged injury or illness knows just how emotionally devastating it can be.
那些长期经受过身体受伤或者病痛的人都知道其对人精神上的毁灭性打击。
But at the moment, illness is financially devastating.
但是此刻,病具有经济破坏性。
He said that diabetes is so devastating because it's a progressive illness that does lots of organ damage, and the disease gets worse with time.
他说,糖尿病非常具有破坏性,因为这种逐步恶化的疾病会造成许多器官损伤,症状也会随时间加重。

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