noun🔗Share樹液The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition."In springtime, maple trees yield their saps, which are collected and boiled down to make syrup. "春には、カエデの木は樹液を出し、それを集めて煮詰めてシロップを作ります。plantbiologybiochemistrynaturesubstancephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share辺材The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree."The carpenter used the saps of the felled tree to make a sturdy fence post. "大工は、頑丈なフェンスの支柱を作るために、伐採された木の辺材を使用しました。materialplantpartnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share樹液, 汁Any juice."The maple tree saps are collected to make syrup. "メープルの木の樹液はシロップを作るために集められます。plantbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share活力、生命力Vitality."Even after a long day of work, her exercise routine restores her saps. "長い一日の仕事の後でも、彼女の運動ルーティンは彼女の活力を回復させます。physiologyenergybiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareお人好し, 愚か者A naive person; a simpleton"He's such a generous person, but some saps take advantage of his kindness and ask him for money they never intend to pay back. "彼はとても寛大な人だが、一部のお人好しは彼の優しさに付け込んで、決して返済するつもりもないお金を彼にせびる。personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share樹液を吸い上げる, 弱らせるTo drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.)."The ivy slowly saps the moisture from the brick wall, weakening it over time. "ツタはレンガの壁からゆっくりと水分を吸い上げ、時間の経過とともに弱らせます。biologyplantagriculturenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱らせる, 活力を奪うTo exhaust the vitality of."The long hours of studying for the exam saps my energy. "試験勉強の長い時間は私の活力を奪います。energyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share棍棒、警棒A short wooden club; a leather-covered hand weapon; a blackjack."The security guard carried a saps discreetly in his pocket for self-defense. "警備員は自己防衛のため、棍棒をこっそりとポケットに入れていた。weaponpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareサップで打つTo strike with a sap (with a blackjack)."The mugger saps his victim from behind before stealing his wallet. "強盗は財布を盗む前に、後ろから被害者をサップで殴る。weaponactionpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share塹壕A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc."During the siege, the engineers dug a series of saps closer and closer to the enemy's fortress walls, providing covered access for the attacking soldiers. "包囲戦の間、技術者たちは敵の要塞の壁にますます近づく塹壕を掘り、攻撃する兵士たちに隠れた通路を提供した。militarywararchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱体化させる, 掘り崩すTo subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of."The constant criticism from his boss slowly saps his confidence at work. "上司からの絶え間ない批判は、彼の仕事への自信を徐々に弱体化させている。actionwarpoliticsgovernmentmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share坑道を掘るTo pierce with saps."The construction crew saps the rock face with drills before setting the explosives. "建設作業員は爆発物を設置する前に、ドリルで岩盤に坑道を掘る。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 criticism from his boss saps his motivation at work. "上司からの絶え間ない批判は、彼の仕事へのモチベーションを弱めます。conditionactionprocessphysiologymindbodyenergyChat 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。energyconditionphysiologybiologymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱める, 掘り進むTo proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps."The workers were secretly sapping the foundation of the old house to prepare for the new addition. "作業員は、新しい増築の準備をするために、古い家の基礎を密かに弱めていた。militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
