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

• 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。
• 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。
• Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.
  她长期有病，身体慢慢地垮了。
• The president's apparent inability to get healthcare reform passed sapped his credibility, not just in America but around the world.
  奥巴马貌似没有能力让医改方案通过的形象，损害了他在全球（而非仅在美国）的可信度。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• One gets the feeling that it is a strange echo of the real language, sapped of any vitality.
  人们对这种真实的语言有一种奇怪的感觉，活力不再。
• That has sapped confidence in his judgment.
  这损害了人们对他判断能力的信任。