basal sapping 基部掏蚀
sapping of confidence 逐渐失去了信心
glacial sapping 挖掘作用
sapping pests 吸汁害虫
Strength Sapping Away 战斗力正在流失
V-T If something saps your strength or confidence, it gradually weakens or destroys it. 消耗; 削弱
I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength.
恐怕这场病已经消耗了我的力气。
V-T to undermine (a fortification, etc) by digging saps 挖地道以摧毁(工事等)
N-UNCOUNT Sap is the watery liquid in plants and trees. (植物的) 汁液
The leaves, bark and sap are also common ingredients of local herbal remedies.
树叶、树皮和树液也是当地草药疗法的常用药材。
N-COUNT a gullible or foolish person 容易上当的人 [slang]
N-COUNT energy; vigour 精力
N-COUNT a deep and narrow trench used to approach or undermine an enemy position, esp in siege warfare 地道
Rotate agricultural crops to prevent the sapping of nutrients.
不同的作物轮耕,以防止土壤养分枯竭。
Unnecessarily long working hours are the norm, sapping productivity.
加班本不必要,却成为常态,导致生产率受损。
Deflation drives up real debt burdens, further sapping consumer spending.
通货紧缩提高实际债务负担,进一步削弱消费者的支出能力。
For weeks,the Greek debt crisis has taxed investor optimism while sapping strength from the Euro.
VOA: standard.2010.05.20
The former foreign minister acknowledged some of his backers are urging a boycott of the second round of voting, but said he did not want to address the matter personally and risk sapping the electoral campaign of energy.
VOA: standard.2009.10.25
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