saps
英 [sæps]
美 [sæps]
n. (植物体内运送养分的)液,汁; 笨蛋; 易上当的人
v. 使虚弱; 削弱; 逐渐破坏
sap的第三人称单数和复数
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.- I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength...
我担心患病已让我元气大伤。 - 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。
- I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength...
- N-UNCOUNT (植物的)液,汁
Sapis the watery liquid in plants and trees.- 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。
- The leaves, bark and sap are also common ingredients of local herbal remedies.
- N-COUNT 笨蛋;傻瓜
If you describe someone as asap, you think they are foolish.- ...her poor sap of a husband.
她可怜的傻瓜丈夫
- ...her poor sap of a husband.
双语例句
- Instead of boosting our self-esteem, it saps it; instead of making us feel good about ourselves and our lives, it brings up frustration, irritation and anger.
这样的经验不仅不能提升还会削弱我们的自尊,我们不但不会更有自信、对生活更乐观,还会因此十分沮丧、焦躁和愤怒。 - Too much time in that place just saps your energy.
在那种地方太久会耗尽你的精力。 - Our dependence on foreign oil strains family budgets and saps our economy.
我们对外国石油的依赖给我们的家庭造成了巨大的负担,使美国经济衰竭。 - Constantly checking your email disrupts focus and saps productivity.
不停地查看电子邮件会使你的注意力紊乱并减弱你的创造力。 - Because outside the wealthy world, this disease causes vast numbers of preventable deaths and saps the strength of vast populations.
因为在富裕世界之外,该病造成大量可预防的死亡并侵蚀着广大民众的活力。 - Some in this camp argue that all taxation is theft. Others believe taxes destroy incentives. Yet others argue that any state support saps self-reliance.
在这一阵营中,有的人声称所有税收都是偷盗行为,有的人认为税收破坏了激励机制,还有一些人则声称,任何来自政府的支持都会削弱自力更生能力。 - The dramatic drop in Russian economic growth this year further saps Russian influence.
今年俄罗斯经济增长急剧放缓,进一步削弱了俄罗斯的影响力。 - Repeat water absorbing ability of SAPs was a important index of endurance.
是衡量保水剂持水能力的一项重要指标。 - Three years later, they would only eat barks and roots of trees and drink poisonous saps from certain trees ( in special bowls coated with paint).
过了这样的三年后,他们开始只吃一些树皮和树跟,喝一些漆树产生的毒汁(一般用涂有漆的碗来盛放)。 - The more depressed is the country, the less capital is available, and the more active is the usury& a vicious circle which saps the life of the peasants.
农村经济越萧条,资金便越缺乏,高利贷亦越活跃&这个恶性循环耗尽了农民的血汗。