sap

🇺🇸 /sæp/ 🇬🇧 /sæp/
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noun
R

The watery substance in plants that helps them grow by carrying nutrients.

The tree's sap flows through its branches, just like blood does in our bodies.

木の樹液がその枝を流れ、私たちの体の血液が流れるのと同じです。

R

A person who is easily fooled or cheated.

He's such a sap, he believed every word the salesman said.

彼はとてもばか者で、セールスマンが言ったすべての言葉を信じています。

verb
R

To gradually weaken or drain the strength of something or someone.

The long illness sapped his energy, making him feel very tired.

長期の病気が彼のエネルギーを吸い取って、彼をとても疲れさせました。

translation

n. 樹液, ばか
v. 弱める

語形変化

3rd Present saps
Past sapped
Perfect sapped
Progressive sapping
Plural saps