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

• They pushed forward saps into No Man's Land.
  他们把坑道向无人地带推进。
• 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。
• But pursuing an ultimately meaningless career saps the will to live.
  但是，追求最终毫无意义的事业会侵蚀生存的意志。
• The dramatic drop in Russian economic growth this year further saps Russian influence.
  今年俄罗斯经济增长急剧放缓，进一步削弱了俄罗斯的影响力。
• 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
• It is usually meaningless work, not overwork, that wears us down, saps our strength, and robs our joy.
  我们疲累、乏力和失去喜乐，常常是由于一些无意义的工作，而非因工作过劳。
• Too much time in that place just saps your energy.
  在那种地方太久会耗尽你的精力。
• Three years later, they would only eat barks and roots of trees and drink poisonous saps from certain trees ( in special bowls coated with paint).
  过了这样的三年后，他们开始只吃一些树皮和树跟，喝一些漆树产生的毒汁（一般用涂有漆的碗来盛放）。
• The risk is that rising unemployment saps the momentum behind local government efforts to weed out inefficient and polluting factories and to enforce tougher rules.
  风险在于，不断上升的失业，将对地方政府的环保努力产生消极影响，使其不愿关闭低效率和造成污染的工厂，或执行更严格规则。
• Repeat water absorbing ability of SAPs was a important index of endurance.
  是衡量保水剂持水能力的一项重要指标。