early 14c., from sap (n.1) + diminutive suffix -ling. This probably is the source of American English slang sap (n.3) "club, short staff" (1899) and the verb sap (v.2) "to hit (someone) with a sap" (1926).
雙語例句
1. She plucked some leaves off the sapling.
她從樹苗上摘下一些葉子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. A sapling needs pruning, a child discipline.
小樹要砍, 小孩要管.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. She cut down the sapling with one chop.
她一斧子就把樹苗砍倒了.
來自辭典例句
4. The sapling has grown into a big tree after five years.
五年過去了,小樹苗長成了一顆大樹.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Like sapling trees, small children are very pliable.