saps
['sæps]
n.
傻瓜( sap的名词复数 );
笨蛋;
树液;
元气;
v.
逐渐削弱（某人[某事物]的力量、活力等）( sap的第三人称单数 );
逐渐消耗（某人的力量、活力等）;
例句:
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The 183rd Tunnelling Company had been mining Russian saps.
来自H. Williamson
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Bearing a grudge saps one's evergies and accomplishes abolutely nothing.
记仇会消耗自己的精力,使自己一事无成.
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They pushed forward saps into No Man's Land.
他们把坑道向无人地带推进.
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The desertion of an ally, especially from fear of war, saps the spirit of any army.
抛弃盟国, 尤其是害怕战争, 就会使任何一支部队的士气被削弱.
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It's usually excessive alcohol that saps your energy.
来自BBC
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Blanche Lincoln and Evan Bayh must feel like saps.
来自WSJ