to sap
01
消耗させる, 弱らせる
to gradually drain or deplete someone's power or strength
Transitive: to sap power or strength
例
Constant stress can sap one's mental resilience.
絶え間ないストレスは、人の精神的回復力を徐々に奪うことがあります。
02
弱体化させる, 浸食する
to undermine or hollow out the ground beneath something
Transitive: to sap the ground
例
The constant flow of water had sapped the ground beneath the foundation, causing the building to tilt.
絶え間ない水流が基礎の下の地面を浸食し、建物が傾く原因となった。
Sap
01
警棒, 棍棒
a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
02
a gullible or easily fooled person
Informal03
樹液
a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
