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 passing of the immediate crisis has sapped the will to act.
  眼前危机的解除已削弱了行动的意愿。
• The foundations have been sapped away by termites.
  我们的地基被白蚁给挖空掉了。
• I was sapped by months of hospital treatment.
  我住院治疗几个月，大伤元气。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Your strength is being sapped by someone or something.
  你的能力正在被某人或者某事一点点的侵蚀。
• Drugs had sapped his ability to think.
  药物已经影响到他思维的能力。
• I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength
  我担心患病已让我元气大伤。
• The growing bank failures have sapped billions of dollars out of the deposit insurance fund.
  日益增长的银行倒闭已消耗了数亿万美元存款保险基金。