“打击沉重的”可以翻译为“a heavy/devastating blow” ,这里“blow”有“打击、挫折”之意 ,“heavy”强调打击的程度重,“devastating”则更突出打击带来的破坏性、毁灭性效果,程度更深。
例如:
The sudden loss of his job was a heavy blow to him.(突然失业对他来说是一个沉重的打击。)
The earthquake was a devastating blow to the local community.(地震对当地社区是一个毁灭性的打击 。)