saps

英 [sæps]

美 [sæps]

n.  (植物体内运送养分的)液，汁; 笨蛋; 易上当的人
v.  使虚弱; 削弱; 逐渐破坏
sap的第三人称单数和复数

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

• It saps your willingness to exercise or eat well or have fun.
  会减弱人们对运动、吃好、玩好的心情；
• The stock market continues to thrash around at one-quarter of its 1990 level, deflation saps animal spirits – a common observation is that Japan has lost its mojo – and private equity investors have given up on their fantasy that Japanese businesses will one day put shareholders first.
  股票市场继续在1990年四分之一所有的水平震荡。通货紧缩侵蚀了动物精神人们普遍观察认为日本已经失去了勇猛私人股本投资者也放弃了日本企业有一天会把股东权益放在首位的幻想。
• Woring never robs tomorrow of its sorrow; it only saps today of its strength.
  忧心忡忡不能解除明日的烦恼，只能消耗今日的精力。
• Our dependence on foreign oil strains family budgets and saps our economy.
  我们对外国石油的依赖给我们的家庭造成了巨大的负担，使美国经济衰竭。
• It has been an open question how long this can continue before investors go on strike, rising indebtedness saps economic growth, and inflation takes off.
  在投资者抵制债市、高涨的债务负担拖累经济增长及通胀走高之前，上述局面能维持多久？这个问题始终没有得到解答。
• Constantly checking your email disrupts focus and saps productivity.
  不停地查看电子邮件会使你的注意力紊乱并减弱你的创造力。
• This is because water saps body heat.
  这是因为水能够削弱体温。
• The efficacy was measured by Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms ( SANS) and Scale for Assessment of Positive Symptoms ( SAPS).
  采用阴性症状量表（SANS）和阳性症状量表（SAPS）评价患者的精神病性症状的疗效。
• Effect of Different Preservatives on Preservation of Coconut Inflorescence Saps
  不同保鲜剂对椰子花序汁液的保鲜效果
• Because outside the wealthy world, this disease causes vast numbers of preventable deaths and saps the strength of vast populations.
  因为在富裕世界之外，该病造成大量可预防的死亡并侵蚀着广大民众的活力。