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Sap Sapped 英[Sæp 美[Sæp N.精力,元气;树液;活力;坑道;Vt.使衰竭;使伤元气;挖掘使倒塌;Vi.挖坑道 Verb 消耗(精力);削弱(信心 Strength

单词 sap
音标
英[sæp] 美[sæp]
解释
n.精力,元气;树液;活力;坑道;vt.使衰竭;使伤元气;挖掘使倒塌;vi.挖坑道;
例句

VERB
消耗(精力);削弱(信心)
If something saps your strength or confidence, it gradually weakens or destroys it.
例:I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength...我担心患病已让我元气大伤。
例: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
Sap is the watery liquid in plants and trees.
例: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 a sap, you think they are foolish.
例:...her poor sap of a husband.她可怜的傻瓜丈夫
变形
third:saps~done:sapped~pl:saps~ing:sapping~past:sapped~

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