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

• 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。
• 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 long walk sapped the old lady's strength.
  长途跋涉耗尽了老太太的体力。
• The intense heat sapped her strength.
  酷暑消耗了她的体力。
• 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。
• She's been sapped of her optimism.
  她的乐观情绪已逐渐消失了。
• 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。
• Drugs had sapped his ability to think.
  药物已经影响到他思维的能力。
• I was sapped by months of hospital treatment.
  我住院治疗几个月，大伤元气。
• I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength
  我担心患病已让我元气大伤。