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

• 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。
• But a policy paralysis in New Delhi has sapped investor confidence.
  但是新德里的政策瘫痪削弱了投资者信心。
• The sight of those tears on his face sapped her will-power.
  看到他脸上的泪水，使她丧失了意志力。
• The long walk sapped the old lady's strength.
  长途跋涉耗尽了老太太的体力。
• The whole incident seems to have sapped mum's strength.
  整件事情好像已经让妈妈精疲力竭了。
• The Gulf War has cost Iraq dearly.; Iraq has been drained of its strength by the Gulf War.; The Gulf War has sapped Iraqi vitality badly.
  海湾战争使伊拉克大伤元气。
• Political weakness seems to have sapped economic strength.
  政治软弱似乎削弱了经济实力。
• The intense heat sapped her strength.
  酷暑消耗了她的体力。
• Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake.
  我们的力气逐渐消耗在清扫暴力在这条路上留下的大量问题。
• 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。