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

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。
I was sapped by months of hospital treatment.
我住院治疗几个月，大伤元气。
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 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。
Much of the pain this year will continue to be felt in the US, where slumps in the housing and credit markets sapped consumer demand for vehicles.
今年，美国将继续感受大部分痛苦，美国住房及信贷市场的低迷侵蚀了消费者对汽车的需求。
It's like having the energy sapped out of a muscle without the health benefits of exercise.
这就如同没有经过对健康有益的锻炼，就把肌肉中的能量消耗掉一样。
I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength
我担心患病已让我元气大伤。
Drugs had sapped his ability to think.
药物已经影响到他思维的能力。
Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake.
我们的力气逐渐消耗在清扫暴力在这条路上留下的大量问题。
The Gulf War has cost Iraq dearly.; Iraq has been drained of its strength by the Gulf War.; The Gulf War has sapped Iraqi vitality badly.
海湾战争使伊拉克大伤元气。