Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #12781
sapped
消耗；使精疲力竭
sapped is the past of sap.
To exhaust or gradually drain someone's energy or vitality.
多指精力、体力或士气被逐渐耗尽。
- 1.
To exhaust the vitality of.
耗尽活力
- 2.
To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.
使不稳定或虚弱；削弱
- 3.
To drain, suck or absorb sap from (a tree, etc.).
从(树等)中排出、吸取或吸收汁液
- 4.
To gradually drain (someone's energy or vitality).
逐渐消耗(某人的精力或活力)
- 5.
To pierce with saps.
用锄头刺穿
- 6.
To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.
通过挖掘或侵蚀来颠覆；挖掘；破坏基础
削弱；动摇；破坏（基础）；抽取（树木等的）汁液；使流干汁液；用坑道穿凿；挖坑道破坏；耗尽活力；使不稳定或虚弱；削弱
In use
Working long hours sapped his energy.
The cold weather sapped the battery's power.
Constant criticism sapped her confidence.
Verb forms
base sap · third person saps · -ing sapping · past sapped · past participle sapped
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- sap someone's strength
- 消耗某人的体力
- The long illness sapped his strength.久病耗尽了他的体力。
- sap someone's energy
- 消耗某人的精力
- Constant interruptions sap my energy.不断的打扰消耗我的精力。
- sap morale
- 挫伤士气
- The repeated failures sapped the team's morale.反复的失败挫伤了团队的士气。
- sap confidence
- 削弱信心
- Her harsh criticism sapped his confidence.她严厉的批评削弱了他的信心。
- sap the will
- 消磨意志
- The endless bureaucracy sapped the will to fight.无休止的官僚作风消磨了抗争的意志。
- sap the foundations
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把一棵树的树液（sap）抽干，树就蔫了——sap 就是‘抽干精力、削弱’。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式写作或报道、日常谈论疲劳或压力 该词在书面语和较正式表达中比较常见，但在日常谈论精力消耗时也会使用。使用时多表示逐渐消耗精力或削弱力量，而不是一次性完全耗尽。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /æp/ 结尾，与 sap /sæp/ 押韵：cap、map、nap、tap、gap，以及 wrap（拼写中的 w 不发音）。注意：不要被拼写误导——shape /ʃeɪp/、soap /soʊp/、soup /suːp/ 与 sap 拼写相似但发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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