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单词 sapping
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sapping in British English

present participle of verb
sap1 (sense 6), sap2
 

sap in British English 2

(sæp)
noun
1. 
a deep and narrow trench used to approach or undermine an enemy position, esp in siege warfare
verbWord forms: saps, sapping or sapped
2. 
to undermine (a fortification, etc) by digging saps
3. (transitive)
to weaken
Word origin
C16 zappe, from Italian zappa spade, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old Italian (dialect) zappo a goat

Examples of 'sapping' in a sentence
sapping

He rocked to and fro, sapping her confidence with each sequence.
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL
And the ski marathons - 42 energy-sapping kilometres across country?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Four frenemies jostle for too few opportunities, trooping through baffling, soul-sapping auditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A grey interior in a grey climate can be life-sapping!
The Sun (2018)
No rational society should allow this soul-sapping, energy-draining folly to take place.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I'm fully aware that arguments are a corrosive, energy-sapping threat to any relationship.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A season that has degenerated into a corrosive, sapping battle against relegation and resignation.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That could heighten concerns that austerity measures are sapping vigour from the economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's no time to be monkeying about with unnecessary, time-consuming, energy-sapping negotiations.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Perhaps his hair loss is symbolic, a sign of the sapping of his strength.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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