If something saps your strength or confidence, it gradually weakens or destroys it.
例句
I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength...我擔心患病已讓我元氣大傷。Analysts say the recession in Japan has sapped investor confidence.分析家稱日本的經濟衰退已經打擊了投資者的信心。
N-UNCOUNT
(植物的)液，汁
Sap is the watery liquid in plants and trees.
例句
The leaves, bark and sap are also common ingredients of local herbal remedies.樹葉、樹皮和樹汁也是當地草藥的常用藥材。
N-COUNT
笨蛋;傻瓜
If you describe someone as a sap, you think they are foolish.
例句
...her poor sap of a husband.她可憐的傻瓜丈夫
英漢詞典釋義
n.
<口>傻瓜, 笨蛋
Didn’t you know I was joking, you sap?你難道不知道我是在開玩笑嗎？傻瓜。
樹液, 體液
Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.楓糖是由楓樹的樹液制成的。
vt.
逐漸削弱(某人〔某事物〕的力量、活力等)
Lack of planning is sapping the company’s efficiency.缺乏計劃正在削弱公司的效率。
逐漸消耗(某人的力量、活力等)
Her long illness gradually sapped her strength.長期的患病漸漸地消耗了她的體力。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
2. a person who lacks good judgment
3. a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
Verb
1. deplete;
"exhaust one's savings""We quickly played out our strength"