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。
• But a policy paralysis in New Delhi has sapped investor confidence.
  但是新德里的政策瘫痪削弱了投资者信心。
• Had not my new tensions sapped my already limited energy, I might still carry my studies successfully.
  如果我这新产生的紧张情绪没有耗尽我那早已有限的精力的话，我就仍能搞好学习。
• Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.
  她长期有病，身体慢慢地垮了。
• She's been sapped of her optimism.
  她的乐观情绪已逐渐消失了。
• 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。
• THE dismal labour market has not sapped the government's ardour for welfare reform, nor that of voters.
  惨淡的就业市场没有浇灭政府和选举人对福利改革的热情。
• The growing bank failures have sapped billions of dollars out of the deposit insurance fund.
  日益增长的银行倒闭已消耗了数亿万美元存款保险基金。
• 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。
• 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。