sap 详细解释

sap

[sæp]

n.树液, 汁液, 精力, <俚>易上当的人,地道
v.挖地道,削弱, 逐渐耗竭

n.

1. (树等的)液, 汁[U]

The weather was warming up and the sap was rising in the maples.

天气在转暖, 槭树的树液在上升。

2. 精力, 元气[U]

The world's whole sap is sunk.

整个世界元气大伤。

3. (树皮和心材之间的)边材[U]

4. 【美】【口】笨蛋[C]

You don't know what a sap she is.

你不知道她有多笨。

Don't you know I was kidding, you sap?

笨蛋, 你不知道我是在开玩笑吗?

5. 【美】(中间灌铅的)橡皮棍[C]

vt.

1. 使大伤元气

The long walk sapped the old lady's strength.

长途跋涉耗尽了老太太的体力。

2. 使干枯

词形变化

动词过去式: sapped | 动词过去分词: sapped | 动词现在分词: sapping | 动词第三人称单数: saps |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使逐渐衰弱

weaken  debilitate  

英英释义

名词 sap:

a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant

a person who lacks good judgment

同义词:fool, saphead, muggins, tomfool

a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

同义词:blackjack, cosh

动词 sap:

deplete

同义词:run down, exhaust, play out, tire

excavate the earth beneath

补充

sapsap英:[sæp] 美:[sæp]n.1.〈口〉傻瓜, 笨蛋Didn't you know I was joking, you sap?你难道不知道我是在开玩笑吗?傻瓜。2.树液, 体液Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。3.元气, 活力vt.1.逐渐削弱(某人[某事物]的力量、活力等)Lack of planning is sapping the company's efficiency.缺乏计划正在削弱公司的效率。2.逐渐消耗(某人的力量、活力等)Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.长期的患病渐渐地消耗了她的体力。

例句

1. I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength.我担心那场病已经让我元气大伤。 2. to sap a rubber tree割胶 3. to sap pinewood晒干松木 4. the job that sapped one's effort耗费精力的一项工作 5. to sap three lines of defence修筑三道防御战道 6. to sap the base of a building逐渐侵蚀建筑物的基石 7. to sap the leadership of the Queen削弱女王的领导 8. Many of the demonstrators were sapped.许多示威者被警棍击昏了。 9. the hot, heady days of youth when the sap was rising.朝气蓬勃、年轻气盛的日子。 10. our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians.我们的精力正在被官僚主义者和政客逐渐消耗掉。 11. her illness had sapped her of energy and life.疾病耗尽了她的精力和活力。 12. a crazy building, sapped and undermined by the rats.一幢遭到老鼠挖洞破坏的摇摇欲坠的房子。 13. He fell for it! What a sap!.他上当了!真是个笨蛋!。 14. Years of failure have sapped (him of) his confidence.多年的失败已令他信心动摇。 15. sap is taken from maple trees to make syrup.提取枫树汁制作糖浆。 16. The poor sap believed everything she told him.他这个可怜的傻子相信她说的每一句话。 17. Moving the couch up the stairs sapped her strength.把沙发搬上楼累得她一点儿力气都没有了。 18. Months of rejections after job interviews sapped his confidence.几个月以来求职面试都被拒绝,这使他信心全无。 19. The illness sapped him of his strength.疾病消耗了他的体力。 20. Her last three losses have sapped her of her confidence.最后的三次失败令她丧失了信心。