n.
- 力,力量,力气;实力;效力[U]
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The medicine has lost its
strength.
这药已经失效。
He hasn't got enough
strength to remove that stone.
他没有足够的力气搬走那块石头。
- 强度;(酒等的)浓度[U][C]
- 长处[C]
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1,500-meter race is his
strength.
一千五百米赛跑是他的强项。
- 人数;兵力[U]
短语
go from strength to strength
- 不断壮大
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We are
going from strength to strength.
我们正在不断壮大。
on the strength
- 在花名册上
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Are you
on the strength here?
你是这儿的成员吗?
on the strength of
- 基于
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I did it
on the strength of his promise.
我是因为有了他的承诺才做这件事的。
辨析
/
strɛŋθ,
strɛŋkθ/
n.
- the quality or state of being strong.
- a good or beneficial quality or attribute.
▸literary a source of mental or emotional support.
- the number of people comprising a group.
▸a full complement of people:
below strength.
Phrase
- go from strength to strength
progress with increasing success. - in strength
in large numbers. - on the strength of
on the basis or with the justification of. - the strength of
chiefly Austral./NZ the meaning of; the truth about. - tower
(or pillar)
of strength
a person who can be relied upon to support and comfort others.
Derivative
Etymology
OE strengthu, from the Gmc base of strong.