verb🔗Share吸い上げる, 弱らせるTo drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.)."The ivy had sapped the strength from the old oak tree. "ツタは古いオークの木から力を吸い上げていた。plantnaturebiologyecologyenvironmentenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱らせる, 消耗させるTo exhaust the vitality of."The long hours studying for the exam sapped all my energy. "試験勉強の長時間は、私のすべてのエネルギーを消耗させた。energyphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareサップで打つTo strike with a sap (with a blackjack)."The robber sapped the security guard from behind, rendering him unconscious. "強盗は警備員を後ろからサップで殴り、意識を失わせた。policeweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱める, 損なう, 掘り崩すTo subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of."The constant negativity from her coworkers sapped her motivation and made her dread going to work each day. "同僚からの絶え間ないネガティブな言動は彼女のモチベーションを損ない、彼女は毎日仕事に行くのを嫌がるようになった。actiondisasterenergyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱めるTo pierce with saps."The construction crew sapped the hillside to build the new road. "建設作業員は新しい道路を建設するために丘の中腹を弱めた。weaponmilitarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱める, 衰弱させるTo make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken."The long hours of studying sapped my energy and made it hard to focus. "長時間の勉強は私のエネルギーを弱め、集中力を低下させた。bodymindphysiologyenergyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱らせる, 衰弱させるTo gradually weaken."he saps my energy"彼は私のエネルギーを弱らせる。physiologyenergyconditionbiologymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱める, 浸食するTo proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps."The engineers sapped the base of the old bridge, carefully removing support stone by stone. "技術者たちは古い橋の基盤を弱め、支えとなる石を一つずつ慎重に取り除いた。militarywaractiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
