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。
Working long hours without breaks can sap physical energy.
休憩なしで長時間働くことは、体力を消耗させる可能性があります。
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。
The burrowing rodents had sapped the earth beneath the fence, causing it to sag and lose stability.
穴を掘る齧歯類がフェンスの下の土を弱らせたため、フェンスはたるみ、安定性を失った。
Sap
01
警棒, 棍棒
a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
02
ばか, まぬけ
a person who lacks good judgment
03
樹液
a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
