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sap

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noun

树液，汁液

The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.

Examples :

"The sapling needed plenty of water to support its flow of sap. "

小树苗需要充足的水分来维持树液的流动。

plant biology nature substance

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noun

边材，边木

The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully examined the sap of the tree trunk before choosing a piece for the project. "

木匠在挑选木料做项目之前，仔细检查了树干的边材。

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noun

汁液，树液。

Examples :

"The sap from the maple tree was used to make syrup. "

从枫树流出的汁液被用来制作糖浆。

plant substance biology

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noun

活力，精力

Examples :

"The young student's enthusiasm and eagerness showed a remarkable sap of energy. "

这个年轻学生的热情和渴望展现出惊人的活力。

energy physiology body

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noun

傻瓜，笨蛋

A naive person; a simpleton

Examples :

"The new student was a complete sap, easily convinced by everyone's stories. "

那个新生简直是个傻瓜，很容易就相信了别人说的故事。

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verb

汲取，吸取。

To drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.).

Examples :

"The drought was so severe that the trees were slowly saping all the moisture from the soil. "

旱情太严重了，树木正在慢慢地从土壤中汲取所有的水分。

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verb

耗尽，使衰竭

To exhaust the vitality of.

Examples :

"The long hours of studying for the exam sapped her energy. "

长时间的备考耗尽了她的精力，让她非常疲惫。

energy body mind

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noun

短棍，皮鞭。

A short wooden club; a leather-covered hand weapon; a blackjack.

Examples :

"The bully used a sap to threaten the other students. "

那个恶霸用短棍威胁其他学生。

weapon police item

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verb

用棍棒打，袭击。

To strike with a sap (with a blackjack).

Examples :

"The bully tried to sap the student, but the teacher intervened. "

那个恶霸想用棍棒袭击那个学生，但是老师阻止了他。

police weapon action

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noun

坑道，堑壕。

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.

Examples :

"The soldiers dug a sap to approach the enemy's fortifications. "

士兵们挖了一条坑道，以接近敌人的防御工事。

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verb

削弱，侵蚀。

To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.

Examples :

"The constant arguing between the siblings was slowly sapping their parents' energy. "

孩子们之间无休止的争吵正慢慢地消耗着他们父母的精力，逐渐削弱他们的意志。

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verb

刺，钻，凿.

To pierce with saps.

Examples :

"The gardener used a sharp tool to sap the rotten branch from the tree. "

园丁用锋利的工具把腐烂的树枝从树上凿下来。

weapon military war action

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削弱，使衰竭。

To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.

Examples :

"His constant complaining about the project's difficulties began to sap his colleagues' enthusiasm. "

他不停地抱怨项目的困难，开始削弱同事们的热情。

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削弱，使衰竭。

To gradually weaken.

Examples :

"he saps my energy"

他使我精力衰竭。

energy action process

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verb

暗中破坏，挖掘地道。

To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.

Examples :

"The rebels were secretly sapping the enemy's defenses, hoping to weaken them before a full-scale attack. "

叛军正秘密地挖掘地道，暗中破坏敌人的防御工事，希望在全面进攻前削弱他们。

military war building technical action