sap someone's strength
collocation消耗某人的体力
The long illness sapped his strength.
久病耗尽了他的体力。
消耗；使精疲力竭
saps — third person singular of sap
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消耗；使精疲力竭
To exhaust or gradually drain someone's energy or vitality.
Working long hours sapped his energy.
长时间工作耗尽了他的精力。
多指精力、体力或士气被逐渐耗尽。
耗尽活力
To exhaust the vitality of.
使不稳定或虚弱；削弱
To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.
从(树等)中排出、吸取或吸收汁液
To drain, suck or absorb sap from (a tree, etc.).
逐渐消耗(某人的精力或活力)
To gradually drain (someone's energy or vitality).
sap
Base
原形
saps
3rd person
第三人称单数
sapping
-ing
现在分词
sapped
Past
过去式
sapped
Past participle
过去分词
The constant noise saps my concentration.
持续的噪音削弱了我的注意力。
The long hike sapped his energy.
长途徒步耗尽了他的精力。
Working overtime has sapped her strength.
加班耗尽了她的体力。
规则动词
The cold weather sapped the battery's power.
寒冷的天气削弱了电池的电量。
Constant criticism sapped her confidence.
不断的批评逐渐侵蚀了她的自信。
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消耗某人的体力
The long illness sapped his strength.
久病耗尽了他的体力。
消耗某人的精力
Constant interruptions sap my energy.
不断的打扰消耗我的精力。
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。
削弱信心
Her harsh criticism sapped his confidence.
她严厉的批评削弱了他的信心。
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。
破坏根基
Corruption was sapping the foundations of the state.
腐败正在破坏国家的根基。
耗尽……的活力；使……失去生气
Months of overwork have sapped the life out of her.
数月的过度工作耗尽了她的活力。
消耗某人的体力（或精力）
The hot weather sapped our strength during the hike.
徒步旅行时炎热的天气消耗了我们的体力。
消磨活下去的意志
Constant criticism can sap a person's will to live.
不断的批评会消磨一个人的生存意志。
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把一棵树的树液（sap）抽干，树就蔫了——sap 就是‘抽干精力、削弱’。
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。
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。
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