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to sap
01
消耗させる, 弱体化させる
to gradually drain or deplete someone's power or strength
Transitive: to sap power or strength
Example
Constant stress can sap one's mental resilience.
常にかかるストレスは精神的なレジリエンスを消耗させる。
Working long hours without breaks can sap physical energy.
休憩を取らずに長時間働くことは、身体のエネルギーを消耗させる。
02
うがつ, 掘り崩す
to undermine or hollow out the ground beneath something
Transitive: to sap the ground
Example
The constant flow of water had sapped the ground beneath the foundation, causing the building to tilt.
基礎の下の地面をうがつ水の絶え間ない流れが、建物を傾かせた。
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うがち、フェンスが垂れ下がり、安定性を失わせた。
Sap
01
サップ, サップ棒
a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
02
お人好し, 鈍感な人
a person who lacks good judgment
03
樹液, サップ
a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
