sapping

英 [ˈsæpɪŋ]

美 [ˈsæpɪŋ]

v.  使虚弱; 削弱; 逐渐破坏
sap的现在分词

现在分词：sapping　

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

• Tighter credit conditions are sapping already feeble demand.
  紧缩的信贷让本就无力的需求更加乏力。
• She would walk in futile circles, sapping her strength while going nowhere.
  她经常会使尽全身的力量在原地里做无谓的转圈动作。
• Drill pipe which is used in the sapping drill marine of coal mine receive several kinds of load which include bend, torsion, vibration, pull and press.
  煤矿用坑道钻机钻杆在孔内受各种载荷作用，包括弯曲、扭转、振动及拉压等。
• Mr saito's warning comes amid growing concern that poor corporate governance, which has led to the adoption of excessive takeover defence measures and stymied mergers and acquisition activity, is sapping the competitiveness of Japanese companies and the vitality of the economy.
  齐藤发出上述警告之际，人们越来越担忧不良的公司治理正在侵蚀日本公司的竞争力和日本经济的活力，这种不良治理已导致过分的收购防御措施，阻扰了并购活动。
• Some offshore subsidiaries of Chinese banks responded by shifting renminbi back over the border, sapping liquidity from the Hong Kong market.
  中资银行的部分离岸子公司因此将人民币转回内地，削弱了香港市场的流动性。
• A military engineer who does sapping ( digging trenches or undermining fortifications).
  挖掘（挖堑壕或破坏工事）的工兵。
• Lack of planning is sapping the company's efficiency.
  公司缺乏计画性已逐渐降低了工作效率。
• What's worse, the animalistic instinct dormant deep in our subconsciousness will come to life, weakening our will to pursue our noble ideal, sapping our determination to sweep away obstacles to our success and strangling our desire for the refinement of our character.
  更糟的是，蛰伏在我们潜意识深处的兽性本能就会复活，削弱我们追求高贵理想的意志，弱化我们扫除成功障碍的决心，而且扼杀我们净化人格的欲望。
• With business and consumer confidence already low and sapping economic growth, it is a bad moment for stop-start crises, particularly if drawn out over a long time.
  鉴于企业和消费者信心低迷和经济增长乏力，倘若目前危机时断时续，则局面难于应对，尤其是在危机久拖不决的情况下。
• Water sprays dehydrate your skin by sapping it of any existing moisture so she advises using one with refreshing, hydrating additives such as aloe vera, mint or lavender.
  水喷雾会带走已有的水分，从而让你的皮肤干燥。因此，她建议使用添加了芦荟、薄荷或薰衣草等提神、湿润成分的喷雾。