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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• That has sapped confidence in his judgment.
  这损害了人们对他判断能力的信任。
• The long walk sapped the old lady's strength.
  长途跋涉耗尽了老太太的体力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。