| 单词 | sap |
| 释义 | sap (once / 753 pages) 1n 2v To sap something is to drain or deplete something over time. If you sap a maple tree, you drain the liquid inside it to make maple syrup. But if you sap a person of strength, you've rendered him defenseless. Whether used as a noun or verb, sap is rarely a good thing. If your energy or will is sapped, it’s not meant lightly; it means you have been exhausted of all your reserve energy, you’re reduced to a shell. If someone calls you "a sap," it suggests you lack strength and character. And if you get sap — the sticky liquid inside a tree — on your hands, good luck getting it off in the middle of a forest without a bar of soap and running water. Yuck. WORD FAMILYsap: sapless, sapped, sapper, sapping, sappy, saps+/sapper: sappers/sappy: sappier, sappiest, sappily USAGE EXAMPLESHe likens it to maple syrup, where you tap a maple tree and collect sap. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) SAP SE and Oracle Corp. are encroaching on its turf. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) “These trees and plants were once so important that caravans stopped to buy their products, either as oil or raw sap,” she said. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1n a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant Hypo|Hyper manna hardened sugary exudation of various trees solution a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution 2n a person who lacks good judgment Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool Pantaloon a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes ass a pompous fool buffoon, clowna rude or vulgar fool flibbertigibbet, foolish womana female fool fuckera stupid despised man bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, jackass, twat, zanya man who is a stupid incompetent fool meshuggeneh, meshuggener(Yiddish) a crazy fool morosopha learned fool putz(Yiddish) a fool; an idiot wallya silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid simple, simpleton a person lacking intelligence or common sense 3n a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people 2Syn|Hyper blackjack, cosh bludgeon a club used as a weapon 1v excavate the earth beneath Hyper cave, undermine hollow out as if making a cave or opening 2v deplete Syn|Hyper exhaust, play out, run down, tire play out become spent or exhausted consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out use up (resources or materials) |
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