sap
verb[T]
uk/sæp/us/sæp/-pp-to make someoneweakeror take awaystrengthor animportantqualityfrom someone,especiallyover alongperiodoftime:
（尤指经过一段很长的时间）使伤元气；削弱；使耗尽Constantcriticismsaps youofyourconfidence.不间断地有人批评会消磨信心。
Takingcareof herdyingmotherhad sapped all herenergy.照顾临终的母亲耗尽了她的全部精力。
Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- abatement
- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- decline
- emasculation
- enervate
- enervating
- enfeeble
- enfeebled
- fade
- melt
- relieve
- sink
- tottering
- turn to jellyidiom
- wane
- waste away
- watersomethingdown
sap
noun
uk/sæp/us/sæp/sapnoun(LIQUID)
[U]
theliquidthatcarriesfoodto allpartsof aplant:
（植物运送养分的）汁，液Maplesyrupisobtainedfrom the sap of thesugarmapletree.槭糖浆是从糖槭树的树汁中提取的。
Biochemistry
- adipose
- adrenalin
- amino acid
- amylase
- androgen
- endorphin
- enzymatic
- enzyme
- fatty acid
- flavonoid
- mycoprotein
- non-enzymatic
- nuclease
- nucleic acid
- nutrient
- spike protein
- testosterone
- trace element
- transfer RNA
- triplet codon
sapnoun(PERSON)
[C]mainlyUSinformal
astupidpersonwho caneasilybetrickedorpersuadedto do something:
笨蛋，傻瓜；容易上当的人He'llliearound andletsome otherpoorsap do all thework.他会懒洋洋地无所事事，把工作都丢给别的傻瓜。
Stupid and silly people
- airhead
- berk
- birdbrain
- blithering idiot
- blockhead
- dumb-ass
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- eejit
- mutt
- need
- needyourhead examinedidiom
- nimrod
- nincompoop
- thicko
- tosser
- troglodyte
- turkey
- twerp
Idiom
the sap is rising