n.
- 权,政权;权力;势力[S][(+over)]
- 职权;权限[C][U][+to-v]
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The president has the
power to veto bills.
总统有权否决议案。
- 能力,本领[the S][(+of)]
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She lost her
power of speech.
她失去了说话的能力。
- 力,力量;动力,电力;功率[U]
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The shortage of
power dimmed the streets.
由于电力不足,街道昏暗。
- (光学上)放大率[U]
- (有时大写)有权力的人;有影响的机构;强国,大国[C]
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The world
powers will meet in Paris this summer.
今夏世界上的大国首脑将在巴黎聚会。
- 【数】幂,次方[C]
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10 to the
power of 3 is 1000.
十的三次方是一千。
- 【口】许多,大量[S][(+of)]
vt.
- 给……提供动力[H]
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The tractor is
powered by a diesel engine.
这台牵引机是用柴油机发动的。
vi.
- 【口】快速前进[Q]
a.
- 借影响有权势人物以操纵权力的
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power politics
权力政治
power lunch
权力午餐;巨头午餐会
power breakfast
权力早餐;巨头早餐会
短语
come into power
- 开始执政;当权
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The new president
came into power last month.
新总统上个月开始执政。
have sb. in one's power
- 控制某人
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The boss
had all his employees in his power.
老板控制着所有的雇员。
More power to your elbow!
- 加油做吧!
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Up to now, everything is all right.
More power to your elbow!到目前为止,一切都很好。加油做吧!
辨析
n.
- the ability to do something or act in a particular way.
- the capacity to influence the behaviour of others, the emotions, or the course of events.
- a right or authority given or delegated to a person or body.
▸political authority or control.
▸
[
as modifier]
informal denoting something that is associated with people who are influential in business or politics:
power dressing.
- a country viewed in terms of its international influence and military strength:
a world power.
- physical strength or force.
▸capacity or performance of an engine or other device.
▸the magnifying capacity of a lens.
- energy that is produced by mechanical, electrical, or other means.
▸
[
as modifier]
driven by such energy:
a power drill.
- Physics the rate of doing work, measured in watts or horse power.
- Mathematics the product obtained when a number is multiplied by itself a certain number of times.
v.
- supply with power.
▸
(power something up/down)
switch an electrically powered device on or off.
- move or cause to move with speed or force:
he powered round a bend.
Phrase
- do someone a power of good
informal be very beneficial to someone. - the powers that be
the authorities.
[with biblical allusion to Rom. 13:1.]
Derivative
- powered adj.
- powerless adj.
- powerlessly adv.
- powerlessness n.
Etymology
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. poeir, from an alt. of L. posse ‘be able’.