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

• Development Status and Trend of Low SAPS Engine Oil Additives
  低硫酸盐灰分、低磷和低硫发动机油添加剂发展现状及趋势
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That carbolic acid, although an energetic antiseptic, had little persistent effect due to its volatility and solubility in water. Repeat water absorbing ability of SAPs was a important index of endurance.
  碳酸虽是一种强力防腐剂，但由于挥发性和水溶性，其持久性保水剂在土壤中的吸水倍率，是衡量保水剂持水能力的一项重要指标。
• They pushed forward saps into No Man's Land.
  他们把坑道向无人地带推进。
• The more depressed is the country, the less capital is available, and the more active is the usury& a vicious circle which saps the life of the peasants.
  农村经济越萧条，资金便越缺乏，高利贷亦越活跃&这个恶性循环耗尽了农民的血汗。
• The risk is that rising unemployment saps the momentum behind local government efforts to weed out inefficient and polluting factories and to enforce tougher rules.
  风险在于，不断上升的失业，将对地方政府的环保努力产生消极影响，使其不愿关闭低效率和造成污染的工厂，或执行更严格规则。
• 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 stock market continues to thrash around at one-quarter of its 1990 level, deflation saps animal spirits – a common observation is that Japan has lost its mojo – and private equity investors have given up on their fantasy that Japanese businesses will one day put shareholders first.
  股票市场继续在1990年四分之一所有的水平震荡。通货紧缩侵蚀了动物精神人们普遍观察认为日本已经失去了勇猛私人股本投资者也放弃了日本企业有一天会把股东权益放在首位的幻想。