sapped是什么意思？

sapped

英[sæpt] 美[sæpt]

• adj. 受冰川作用侵蚀（或裂碎）的；
• v. 逐渐削弱（某人[某事物]的力量、活力等）( sap的过去式和过去分词 )，逐渐消耗（某人的力量、活力等）；

例句

• The series of steep hills sapped the cyclists’ strength. 一连串坡度很大的小山耗尽了骑车人的气力。
• Her long illness gradually sapped her strength. 长期的患病渐渐地消耗了她的体力.
• Constant rejection has sapped her will. 不断的被拒绝逐渐使她丧失了信心.
• The series of steep hills sapped the cyclists'strength. 一连串坡度很大的小山耗尽了骑车人的气力.
• His will was sapped and his whole attitude was lackadaisical. 心里松懈,身态与神气便吊儿啷当.
• The walls of the boathouse had been sapped by the waves. 船屋的墙被海浪给挖空了.
• Trees are sapped of their pigment and take on an albino look. 树木褪去了之前的颜色,变成了白化病般的样子.
• 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... 我担心患病已让我元气大伤。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  消耗(精力);削弱(信心)
  If something saps your strength or confidence, it gradually weakens or destroys it.
  例句
  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。
• N-UNCOUNT
  (植物的)液，汁
  Sap is the watery liquid in plants and trees.
  例句
  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.
  例句
  ...her poor sap of a husband. 她可怜的傻瓜丈夫