be sappy
主语常为人、言论或行为。
His joke was so sappy that nobody laughed.
他的笑话太愚蠢了，没人笑。
愚蠢的；荒唐的
sappier — comparative of sappy
含有大量树液的；荒谬的,愚蠢的；汁液丰富的；树液多的；精力充沛的
含有大量树液的
Having (a particularly large amount of) sap.
荒谬的,愚蠢的
ludicrous, foolish
汁液丰富的
abounding in sap
He came up with a sappy idea to paint the cat blue, and everyone asked him why.
他想出了一个愚蠢的主意，要把猫涂成蓝色，大家都问他为什么。
用法提示：sappy 作定语修饰 idea，意为‘愚蠢的’。
AI contextual example
Her explanation sounded sappy and unbelievable, so we didn't trust her.
她的解释听起来荒唐又不可信，所以我们没有相信她。
用法提示：sappy 作表语，与 sounded 搭配，表示‘听起来愚蠢’。
AI contextual example
That's the sappiest excuse I've ever heard; you need a better one.
那是我听过的最愚蠢的借口；你需要一个更好的。
用法提示：sappiest 是 sappy 的最高级，作定语修饰 excuse，意为‘最愚蠢的’。
AI contextual example
主语常为人、言论或行为。
His joke was so sappy that nobody laughed.
他的笑话太愚蠢了，没人笑。
宾语通常是事物或人。
I find this movie incredibly sappy.
我觉得这部电影极其愚蠢可笑。
sappy 作定语修饰名词。
She made a sappy remark about the weather.
她对天气说了一句傻话。
grammar · medium
易错句子I feel sappy today.
正确表达I feel happy today.
sappy 意为‘愚蠢的’或‘过分多愁善感的’，不是‘快乐的’。学习者可能因发音相似而误用。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a sappy.
正确表达He is sappy.
sappy 是形容词，不能用作名词。错误句中将其当作名词使用，应改为形容词形式。
sappy指愚蠢可笑的，soppy指过于多愁善感，含义不同
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