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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 :

"In springtime, maple trees yield their saps, which are collected and boiled down to make syrup. "

春天的时候，枫树会流出树液，人们收集这些树液，然后熬制成糖浆。

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noun

边材，白木。

The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the saps of the felled tree to make a sturdy fence post. "

木匠用那棵被砍倒的树的边材制作了一个结实的栅栏柱。

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noun

汁液，树液。

Examples :

"The maple tree saps are collected to make syrup. "

人们采集枫树的汁液来制作糖浆。

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noun

活力，精力。

Examples :

"Even after a long day of work, her exercise routine restores her saps. "

即使工作了一整天，她的锻炼习惯也能恢复她的活力和精力。

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noun

傻瓜，笨蛋。

A naive person; a simpleton

Examples :

"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. "

他真是个好人，但有些傻瓜就利用他的善良，跟他借钱从来没打算还。

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verb

吸取，汲取。

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

Examples :

"The ivy slowly saps the moisture from the brick wall, weakening it over time. "

常春藤慢慢地吸取砖墙里的水分，时间长了会使砖墙变得脆弱。

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verb

耗尽，使衰竭。

To exhaust the vitality of.

Examples :

"The long hours of studying for the exam saps my energy. "

为了考试长时间学习，耗尽了我的精力.

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noun

短棍，皮鞭，黑杰克。

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

Examples :

"The security guard carried a saps discreetly in his pocket for self-defense. "

保安悄悄地在口袋里放了一根短棍（黑杰克），以备自卫。

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verb

闷棍，用闷棍打。

To strike with a sap (with a blackjack).

Examples :

"The mugger saps his victim from behind before stealing his wallet. "

那个抢劫犯从背后用闷棍打了他的受害者，然后偷走了他的钱包。

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noun

壕沟，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 :

"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. "

在围攻期间，工兵们挖掘了一系列壕沟和堑壕，这些壕沟逐渐逼近敌军的堡垒墙，为进攻士兵提供了隐蔽的通道。

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verb

削弱，破坏。

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

Examples :

"The constant criticism from his boss slowly saps his confidence at work. "

老板没完没了的批评慢慢地削弱了他在工作中的自信心。

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verb

钻探，挖掘。

To pierce with saps.

Examples :

"The construction crew saps the rock face with drills before setting the explosives. "

建筑队在安放炸药前，先用钻机在岩壁上钻孔挖掘。

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verb

削弱，使衰竭

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

Examples :

"The constant criticism from his boss saps his motivation at work. "

他老板没完没了的批评让他工作的动力都快被掏空了。

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verb

削弱，使衰竭。

To gradually weaken.

Examples :

"he saps my energy"

他让我精力逐渐衰竭。

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verb

暗中破坏，挖地道。

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

Examples :

"The workers were secretly sapping the foundation of the old house to prepare for the new addition. "

工人们正在偷偷地挖地道，暗中破坏老房子的地基，为新建部分做准备。

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