标题: undermine-sap-weaken [打印本页] 作者: etthink 时间: 2023-1-14 13:05 标题: undermine-sap-weaken These limitations may undermine the health care system.
这些限制可能会损害医疗保健制度。
Years of failures in the elections have sapped him of his confidence.
连年竞选失败使他逐渐丧失了自信。 sap的本意：在……下挖掘;逐渐侵蚀（或破坏）……的基础;挖坑道逼近（敌方阵地），在……下挖坑道;挖……的墙脚
The children were weakened by lack of essential nutrients for a long time.
那些孩子因为长期营养不良而身体衰弱。