saps

英 [sæps]

美 [sæps]

n.  (植物体内运送养分的)液，汁; 笨蛋; 易上当的人
v.  使虚弱; 削弱; 逐渐破坏
sap的第三人称单数和复数

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

• This is because water saps body heat.
  这是因为水能够削弱体温。
• It is usually meaningless work, not overwork, that wears us down, saps our strength, and robs our joy.
  我们疲累、乏力和失去喜乐，常常是由于一些无意义的工作，而非因工作过劳。
• Woring never robs tomorrow of its sorrow; it only saps today of its strength.
  忧心忡忡不能解除明日的烦恼，只能消耗今日的精力。
• Three years later, they would only eat barks and roots of trees and drink poisonous saps from certain trees ( in special bowls coated with paint).
  过了这样的三年后，他们开始只吃一些树皮和树跟，喝一些漆树产生的毒汁（一般用涂有漆的碗来盛放）。
• The dramatic drop in Russian economic growth this year further saps Russian influence.
  今年俄罗斯经济增长急剧放缓，进一步削弱了俄罗斯的影响力。
• Too much time in that place just saps your energy.
  在那种地方太久会耗尽你的精力。
• The efficacy was measured by Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms ( SANS) and Scale for Assessment of Positive Symptoms ( SAPS).
  采用阴性症状量表（SANS）和阳性症状量表（SAPS）评价患者的精神病性症状的疗效。
• Constantly checking your email disrupts focus and saps productivity.
  不停地查看电子邮件会使你的注意力紊乱并减弱你的创造力。
• It has been an open question how long this can continue before investors go on strike, rising indebtedness saps economic growth, and inflation takes off.
  在投资者抵制债市、高涨的债务负担拖累经济增长及通胀走高之前，上述局面能维持多久？这个问题始终没有得到解答。
• Because outside the wealthy world, this disease causes vast numbers of preventable deaths and saps the strength of vast populations.
  因为在富裕世界之外，该病造成大量可预防的死亡并侵蚀着广大民众的活力。