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

  1. VERB 消耗(精力);削弱(信心)
    If something saps your 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。
  2. N-UNCOUNT (植物的)液，汁
    Sap is 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。
  3. N-COUNT 笨蛋;傻瓜
    If you describe someone as a sap, you think they are foolish.
    1. ...her poor sap of a husband.
      她可怜的傻瓜丈夫
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双语例句

  1. It is usually meaningless work, not overwork, that wears us down, saps our strength, and robs our joy.
    我们疲累、乏力和失去喜乐，常常是由于一些无意义的工作，而非因工作过劳。
  2. 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。
  3. Long-term complaining saps your energy and positive outlook, said Hou Zhendong, HR manager at General Electric.
    来自通用电器公司的人力资源经理侯振东（音译）说：长期抱怨会使削弱你的能量与乐观情绪。
  4. That level of anxiety saps energy and makes it difficult to be effective.
    这样程度的焦虑会耗尽你的能量，还会让你的效率下降。
  5. This is because water saps body heat.
    这是因为水能够削弱体温。
  6. The dramatic drop in Russian economic growth this year further saps Russian influence.
    今年俄罗斯经济增长急剧放缓，进一步削弱了俄罗斯的影响力。
  7. 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。
  8. It saps your willingness to exercise or eat well or have fun.
    会减弱人们对运动、吃好、玩好的心情；
  9. 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
  10. Woring never robs tomorrow of its sorrow; it only saps today of its strength.
    忧心忡忡不能解除明日的烦恼，只能消耗今日的精力。
  11. 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。
  12. Our dependence on foreign oil strains family budgets and saps our economy.
    我们对外国石油的依赖给我们的家庭造成了巨大的负担，使美国经济衰竭。
  13. The danger is that it saps confidence in that grand project.
    危险在于，这将削弱人们对那个庞大项目的信心。
  14. 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。
  15. 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。
  16. It has been an open question how long this can continue before investors go on strike, rising indebtedness saps economic growth, and inflation takes off.
    在投资者抵制债市、高涨的债务负担拖累经济增长及通胀走高之前，上述局面能维持多久？这个问题始终没有得到解答。
  17. 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。
  18. Too much time in that place just saps your energy.
    在那种地方太久会耗尽你的精力。
  19. It saps morale. It's a horrible atmosphere to work in.
    这会打击士气，形成可怕的工作氛围。
  20. 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。
  21. 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。
  22. They pushed forward saps into No Man's Land.
    他们把坑道向无人地带推进。
  23. 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）。
  24. 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。
  25. 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。
  26. Effect of Different Preservatives on Preservation of Coconut Inflorescence Saps
    不同保鲜剂对椰子花序汁液的保鲜效果
  27. 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。
  28. But pursuing an ultimately meaningless career saps the will to live.
    但是，追求最终毫无意义的事业会侵蚀生存的意志。
  29. The desertion of an ally, especially from fear of war, saps the spirit of any army.
    抛弃盟国，尤其是害怕战争，就会使任何一支部队的士气被削弱。
  30. Just like all the SAPS we represent?
    就像我们所代表的那些傻瓜当事人一样？
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