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

• 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。
• Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.
  她长期有病，身体慢慢地垮了。
• 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。
• 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。
• That has sapped confidence in his judgment.
  这损害了人们对他判断能力的信任。
• The war in Iraq and Afghanistan has sapped voters 'appetite for foreign adventures.
  伊拉克和阿富汗进行的战争，削弱了选民对海外冒险的兴趣。
• 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。
• One gets the feeling that it is a strange echo of the real language, sapped of any vitality.
  人们对这种真实的语言有一种奇怪的感觉，活力不再。
• Political weakness seems to have sapped economic strength.
  政治软弱似乎削弱了经济实力。
• 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。