sapped
past simple and past participle ofsap
| 单词 | sapped |
| 释义 | sapped past simple and past participle ofsap Examplesofsappedsapped It blurred the proper boundaries between emotions and generated forms of desire and pleasure whichsappedmale moral strength at its most sensitive point. From theCambridge English Corpus This process has finallysappedthe foundations of the culturalhistorical tradition. From theCambridge English Corpus Itsappedthe productivity of workers and thus acted as a brake on economic development. From theCambridge English Corpus While popular discontent eroded the social base of the regime andsappedthe morale of its troops, it nurtured the rebels. From theCambridge English Corpus Once again, as in 1913-15, the quality of the reportage declined as deepening financial problems and falling circulationsappedthe morale of its staff. From theCambridge English Corpus His strength is slowlysappedand his will crushed by the weight of the burden he voluntarily carries. From theCambridge English Corpus Their desires did not outstrip the means of satisfaction, and self-sufficiency prevailed, whereas the present was a time when desires for luxuries drained money,sappeddiscipline, and weakened health. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet the fluctuations in the domestic economy and political unrest stillsappeddeter mination and diverted the attention of the political leadership from many facets of the foreign assistance policy. From theCambridge English Corpus The state-generated exit options that had helped to create the divided metropolissappedliberalism's political strength by shaping new interests and ideologies from the bottom up. From theCambridge English Corpus His morale issappedby constant anxiety. From theCambridge English Corpus It is likely that local authorities in deprived areas faced a large number of policy challenges, whichsappedtheir energy and made it hard to recruit good staff. From theCambridge English Corpus It was these qualities which weresappedby the growth of big government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We need it to end the underlying defeatism and loss of morale which hassappedour effort increasingly over the past 20 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Every increasing taxation, both personal and company wise,sappedthe will to progress by purposeful effort and pushful initiative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Who can say that the supply of these small market gardeners is not going to besappedand undermined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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