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

• Drugs had sapped his ability to think.
  药物已经影响到他思维的能力。
• The crash in the stock market has also sapped consumer confidence.
  股市的暴跌也打击了消费者信心。
• 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。
• Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.
  她长期有病，身体慢慢地垮了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Political weakness seems to have sapped economic strength.
  政治软弱似乎削弱了经济实力。
• 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。
• 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。
• However, this could prolong the uncertainty that has sapped market confidence.
  但这会延长已经打压了市场信心的政坛不稳定期。