1. 基蚀：sapphire 蓝宝石 | sapping 基蚀 | saprist 高分解有机土
2. 崖底侵蚀：sappho 古代希腊的女诗人 | sapping 崖底侵蚀 | sapping 基蚀
3. 崖底侵蚀 基蚀：sapphism 女子同性恋 | sapping 崖底侵蚀 基蚀 | sappressure 液压
4. 掏蚀：perched 位置 | sapping 掏蚀 | SAS, see soil-absorption system SAS,见土壤吸收系统
1. Rising energy costs are sapping consumers'purchasing power just as global demand falters and governments across the region cut spending to plug their budget gaps.
2. Rising prices are threatening to damp growth further by sapping household budgets and boosting production costs.
3. The dubious offerings of our culture industry are sapping people's creativity, stifling innovation and giving a diverse nation one voice.
4. Industrial production has been faltering in China due to sapping external markets and authorities'hesitance to issue stimulus policies for fear of stoking inflation.
5. US officials worry the overcrowded detention camps are sapping resources and will overwhelm Iraq's struggling justice system.
6. Neither side will step forward with a program for restructuring the economy and reducing the inequality that is sapping the country's strength.
7. The report showed that employment conditions are deteriorating, strained by a housing slump and credit crunch that are sapping economic strength.
8. Japan's six years of falling consumer prices are also sapping growth.
9. They are victims of a housing crisis half a world away in the United States that is sapping demand for everything from beds to bookcases.