单词
sapped
释义
sappedpast simple and past participle ofsap(Definition ofsappedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsapped
sappedIt blurred the proper boundaries between emotions and generated forms of desire and pleasure whichsappedmale moral strength at its most sensitive point.From theCambridge English CorpusThis process has finallysappedthe foundations of the culturalhistorical tradition.From theCambridge English CorpusItsappedthe productivity of workers and thus acted as a brake on economic development.From theCambridge English CorpusWhile popular discontent eroded the social base of the regime andsappedthe morale of its troops, it nurtured the rebels.From theCambridge English CorpusOnce again, as in 1913-15, the quality of the reportage declined as deepening financial problems and falling circulationsappedthe morale of its staff.From theCambridge English CorpusHis strength is slowlysappedand his will crushed by the weight of the burden he voluntarily carries.From theCambridge English CorpusTheir desires did not outstrip the means of satisfaction, and self-sufficiency prevailed, whereas the present was a time when desires for luxuries drained money,sappeddiscipline, and weakened health.From theCambridge English CorpusYet the fluctuations in the domestic economy and political unrest stillsappeddeter mination and diverted the attention of the political leadership from many facets of the foreign assistance policy.From theCambridge English CorpusThe state-generated exit options that had helped to create the divided metropolissappedliberalism's political strength by shaping new interests and ideologies from the bottom up.From theCambridge English CorpusHis morale issappedby constant anxiety.From theCambridge English CorpusIt is likely that local authorities in deprived areas faced a large number of policy challenges, whichsappedtheir energy and made it hard to recruit good staff.From theCambridge English CorpusIt was these qualities which weresappedby the growth of big government.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0We need it to end the underlying defeatism and loss of morale which hassappedour effort increasingly over the past 20 years.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Every increasing taxation, both personal and company wise,sappedthe will to progress by purposeful effort and pushful initiative.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Who can say that the supply of these small market gardeners is not going to besappedand undermined.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/sapped##
