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VERB
消耗(精力);削弱(信心)
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。
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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。
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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