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单词 sapless
释义 sap·less
\ˈsaplə̇s\ adjective
Etymology: sap (I) + -less
1.
 a. : destitute of sap or other vital juices : dry
  < the wood dry and splintered and dead, the rats and roaches scurrying along the sapless planks — Norman Mailer >
 b. : barren and unproductive from lack of moisture
  < a rock, barren, and herbless, and sapless — E.G.Bulwer-Lytton >
2. : lacking vitality : lifeless, feeble
 < my mother's hair at this time was full of gray and her body looked sapless — Nadine Gordimer >
3. : being without substantial value : insipid
 < a somewhat sapless tale of a poor little rich girl and a rich little poor boy — Florence Bullock >
sap·less·ness noun -es
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