verb🔗Share吸い上げる, 弱らせるTo drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.)."The ivy was sapping 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。plantnaturebiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱らせる, 衰弱させるTo exhaust the vitality of."The constant worry about her sick child was sapping all of her energy. "病気の子供に対する絶え間ない心配は、彼女のすべてのエネルギーを衰弱させていた。energyphysiologymindbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareサップで打つTo strike with a sap (with a blackjack)."The robber was sapping his victim in the alley. "強盗は路地裏で被害者をサップで殴っていた。actionweaponpolicelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share浸食する, 弱める, 根底を覆すTo subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of."The constant criticism from her boss was slowly sapping her confidence at work. "上司からの絶え間ない批判は、彼女の仕事への自信を徐々に弱めていった。energyactionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share坑道を掘るTo pierce with saps."The carpenter was sapping the wood with a drill, making small holes for the screws. "大工はドリルを使って木に坑道を掘り、ネジ用の小さな穴を開けていた。militarywarweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱める, 衰弱させるTo make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken."The constant negativity from her coworkers was slowly sapping her motivation. "同僚からの絶え間ないネガティブな言動が、彼女のモチベーションを徐々に弱めていた。conditionphysiologymindenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱める, 衰弱させるTo gradually weaken."he saps my energy"彼は私のエネルギーを弱めます。energyphysiologymindconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share坑道を掘る, 弱めるTo proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps."The heavy workload was sapping her energy, making it hard to focus on her studies. "重労働は彼女のエネルギーを弱め、勉強に集中することを難しくした。militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share浸食、弱体化The act by which something is sapped or depleted."The constant worrying sapping her energy, making it difficult to concentrate on her studies. "絶え間ない心配は彼女のエネルギーを弱体化させ、勉強に集中することを困難にした。energyactionprocessconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share塹壕の掘削The act of excavating trenches."The army's relentless sapping created a network of trenches that slowly advanced toward the enemy's fort. "軍の執拗な塹壕の掘削は、敵の要塞に向かってゆっくりと前進する塹壕のネットワークを作り出した。militarywararchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
