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

• They pushed forward saps into No Man's Land.
  他们把坑道向无人地带推进。
• Just like all the SAPS we represent?
  就像我们所代表的那些傻瓜当事人一样？
• 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）。
• Instead of boosting our self-esteem, it saps it; instead of making us feel good about ourselves and our lives, it brings up frustration, irritation and anger.
  这样的经验不仅不能提升还会削弱我们的自尊，我们不但不会更有自信、对生活更乐观，还会因此十分沮丧、焦躁和愤怒。
• 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。
• Repeat water absorbing ability of SAPs was a important index of endurance.
  是衡量保水剂持水能力的一项重要指标。
• This is because water saps body heat.
  这是因为水能够削弱体温。
• The vegetable world begins to move and swell and the saps to rise.
  植物世界开始萌动、壮大、生气盎然。
• Some in this camp argue that all taxation is theft. Others believe taxes destroy incentives. Yet others argue that any state support saps self-reliance.
  在这一阵营中，有的人声称所有税收都是偷盗行为，有的人认为税收破坏了激励机制，还有一些人则声称，任何来自政府的支持都会削弱自力更生能力。
• 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。