| 释义 |
sap | BrE sap, AmE sæp | A. noun ① uncountable (in plants) 液 yè ▸ in early spring the sap starts to rise and buds appear 初春时分，树液开始增加，于是树芽冒出 ▸ the hot heady days of youth when the sap was rising figurative 朝气蓬勃的青春岁月 ② uncountable (vigour) 活力 huólì ③ countable (mainly US) informal (gullible person) 傻瓜 shǎguā B. transitive verb present participle sapping past tense, past participle sapped 使…虚弱 shǐ… xūruò ‹person›; 消耗 xiāohào ‹strength, vigour›; 削弱 xuēruò ‹confidence, pride›▸ to sap sb of sth; 使某人逐渐失去某物 |