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0 ability to control people and events
I've no power over him - he does what he wants to. 我管不了他——他想做甚麼就做甚麼。
Once nicotine has you in its power, it's very difficult to stop smoking. 一旦尼古丁對你起了作用,戒煙就很難了。
She has the power to charm any man she meets. 她有魅力讓她遇見的每個男子都神魂顛倒。
Does the president have more power than the prime minister? 總統是否比總理權力更大?
How long has the Conservative Party been in power? 保守黨當政多久了?
The army seized power after five days of anti-government demonstrations. 反政府示威五天後,軍方奪取了政權。
1 strength
Our car doesn't have enough power to tow a trailer. 我們的轎車馬力不夠大,拖不動拖車。
Weightlifters have tremendous power in their arms and legs. 舉重運動員的臂力和腿力極大。
Scientists are working to harness the power of the atom. 科學家們正在研究如何利用原子能。
The economic power of many Asian countries has grown dramatically in recent years. 近年來許多亞洲國家的經濟實力有了顯著的增長。
2 an official or legal right to do something
[ + to infinitive ] I'd like to help but I don't have the power to intervene in this dispute. 我很想幫忙,但我無權介入此糾紛。
I can't give you a refund - I'm afraid it's not within my power. 我不能給你退款——這恐怕不在我的職權範圍內。
You were acting beyond your powers when you agreed to give her a pay rise. 你答應給她加薪,這是在越權行事。
Visitors to the city are respectfully reminded of the council's powers to remove illegally parked vehicles. 到該市觀光的遊客收到禮貌的提醒,市政委員會有權拖走違規停放的車輛。
3 electricity, especially when considering its use or production
You should disconnect the power before attempting to repair electrical equipment. 在檢修電氣設備之前應先切斷電源。
Our building lost power (= the electricity was stopped) during the storm. 暴風雨中我們的房子斷電了。
5 a person, organization, or country that has control over others, often because of wealth, importance, or great military strength
6 the rate at which energy is used, or the ability to produce energy
7 the amount by which an image is increased by a device used for seeing things that are very small or a long distance away
What's the magnification power of your binoculars? 你的雙筒望遠鏡的放大倍數是多少?
You'll need a very high-power microscope to see something as small as that. 要觀察那麼小的東西,你需要一台高倍顯微鏡。
A low-power telescope is enough if you only want to look at the moon. 只觀看月相用低倍望遠鏡就足夠了。
8 the number of times that a number is to be multiplied by itself
9 to provide a machine with energy and the ability to operate