sapped

英 [sæpt]

美 [sæpt]

v.  使虚弱; 削弱; 逐渐破坏
sap的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 消耗(精力);削弱(信心)
  If somethingsapsyour strength or confidence, it gradually weakens or destroys it.
  1. I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength...
     我担心患病已让我元气大伤。
  2. Analysts say the recession in Japan has sapped investor confidence.
     分析家称日本的经济衰退已经打击了投资者的信心。
• N-UNCOUNT (植物的)液，汁
  Sapis the watery liquid in plants and trees.
  1. The leaves, bark and sap are also common ingredients of local herbal remedies.
     树叶、树皮和树汁也是当地草药的常用药材。
• N-COUNT 笨蛋;傻瓜
  If you describe someone as asap, you think they are foolish.
  1. ...her poor sap of a husband.
     她可怜的傻瓜丈夫

双语例句

• Your strength is being sapped by someone or something.
  你的能力正在被某人或者某事一点点的侵蚀。
• Looking after her dying mother sapped all her energy.
  照顾垂死的母亲耗尽了她的全部精力。
• The long walk sapped the old lady's strength.
  长途跋涉耗尽了老太太的体力。
• Much of the pain this year will continue to be felt in the US, where slumps in the housing and credit markets sapped consumer demand for vehicles.
  今年，美国将继续感受大部分痛苦，美国住房及信贷市场的低迷侵蚀了消费者对汽车的需求。
• The passing of the immediate crisis has sapped the will to act.
  眼前危机的解除已削弱了行动的意愿。
• The president's apparent inability to get healthcare reform passed sapped his credibility, not just in America but around the world.
  奥巴马貌似没有能力让医改方案通过的形象，损害了他在全球（而非仅在美国）的可信度。
• The foundations have been sapped away by termites.
  我们的地基被白蚁给挖空掉了。
• Had not my new tensions sapped my already limited energy, I might still carry my studies successfully.
  如果我这新产生的紧张情绪没有耗尽我那早已有限的精力的话，我就仍能搞好学习。
• Analysts say the recession in Japan has sapped investor confidence.
  分析家称日本的经济衰退已经打击了投资者的信心。
• The intense heat sapped her strength.
  酷暑消耗了她的体力。