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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。