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

• THE dismal labour market has not sapped the government's ardour for welfare reform, nor that of voters.
  惨淡的就业市场没有浇灭政府和选举人对福利改革的热情。
• 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。
• It's like having the energy sapped out of a muscle without the health benefits of exercise.
  这就如同没有经过对健康有益的锻炼，就把肌肉中的能量消耗掉一样。
• 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。
• Growing anxiety about public finances in Europe has sapped confidence in banks which are big holders of government bonds.
  对欧洲公共财政问题日益增加的忧虑之情不断在耗尽那些持有大量政府债券的银行的信心。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。