sapless + noun
作定语,直接放在名词前,表示“缺乏汁液的”或“没有生气的”。
The sapless branches broke easily in the dry heat.
在干燥的高温下,那些干枯无汁的树枝很容易折断。
无汁液的;干枯的
缺乏活力的;无生气的;缺乏汁液的。;缺乏活力的。;无树液的;枯萎的
Lacking sap; dry and withered.
缺乏汁液的。
Lacking in sap.
缺乏活力的。
Lacking vivacity.
After weeks without rain, the once green shrub became sapless and brittle.
几周无雨之后,原本绿色的灌木变得无树液且易碎。
用法提示:这里sapless意为“无树液的”,描述植物因缺水而失去汁液、枯萎。
His sapless performance failed to engage the audience.
他毫无生气的表演未能吸引观众。
用法提示:这里sapless意为“无生气的”,形容表演缺乏活力与感染力。
The old tree's sapless branches snapped easily in the wind.
老树无树液的树枝在风中轻易折断。
用法提示:这里sapless意为“枯萎的”,强调树枝因干燥而脆弱易断。
作定语,直接放在名词前,表示“缺乏汁液的”或“没有生气的”。
The sapless branches broke easily in the dry heat.
在干燥的高温下,那些干枯无汁的树枝很容易折断。
作表语,用于描述人或事物缺乏活力,语气可强可弱。
The second half of the film seemed sapless and predictable.
电影的后半部分显得毫无生气,而且情节可预测。
用于“leave + 宾语 + 形容词”结构,表示使某物变得干枯无汁。
The long drought left the young plants sapless.
长期干旱让幼苗失去了汁液。
grammar · medium
易错句子The branches were sapless of sap.
正确表达The branches were sapless.
sapless 是形容词,意思是“缺乏汁液的”,后面不接 of 短语;受 lack of 或汉语“缺乏……”的影响容易多加 of。去掉 of sap 后,sapless 本身已经表达“无汁液”。
grammar · medium
易错句子His later novels are sapless than his early ones.
正确表达His later novels are more sapless than his early ones.
sapless 是以 -less 结尾的双音节形容词,比较级要用 more sapless,不能只写 sapless than;汉语“比……更……”容易让学习者漏掉英语比较级中的 more。
两者词形相近但意义相反:sappy 指植物“汁液丰富的”,或指人“过于感伤的”;sapless 指“缺乏汁液的”或“无生气的”。写植物时别把 sappy 当 sapless 用。
lifeless 是常用词,可指“死的”或“毫无生气的”;sapless 较少见,多作文学用语,强调“缺乏活力”,但不一定指死亡。日常说“没精神”用 lifeless 更自然。
juiceless 只表示“没有汁液的”,用于水果、植物等具体事物;sapless 除了这个意思,还可比喻“缺乏活力的”。需要比喻义时用 sapless;单纯说“干瘪无汁”两者都可,但 juiceless 更直白。
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