power是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 ability to control people and events -- 影响力；操控力；势力

  • I've no power over him - he does what he wants to. 我管不了他——他想干什么就干什么。

  • Once nicotine has you in its power, it's very difficult to stop smoking. 一旦尼古丁对你起了作用，戒烟就很难了。

  • She has the power to charm any man she meets. 她有魅力令她碰见的每个男子都神魂颠倒。

  • Does the president have more power than the prime minister? 总统是否比总理权力更大？

  • How long has the Conservative Party been in power? 保守党当政多久了？

  • The army seized power after five days of anti-government demonstrations. 反政府示威5天后，军方夺取了政权。

• 1 strength -- 力，力量

  • Our car doesn't have enough power to tow a trailer. 我们的轿车功率不够大，拖不动拖车。

  • Weightlifters have tremendous power in their arms and legs. 举重运动员的臂力和腿力极大。

  • Scientists are working to harness the power of the atom. 科学家们正在研究如何利用原子能。

  • The economic power of many Asian countries has grown dramatically in recent years. 近年来许多亚洲国家的经济实力有了显著的增长。

• 2 an official or legal right to do something -- 权力，权限；职权

  • [ + to infinitive ] I'd like to help but I don't have the power to intervene in this dispute. 我很想帮忙，但我无权介入此纠纷。

  • It's not in your power to cancel the order. 你无权取消这份订单。

  • I can't give you a refund - I'm afraid it's not within my power. 我不能给你退款——这恐怕不在我的职权范围内。

  • You were acting beyond your powers when you agreed to give her a pay rise. 你答应给她加薪，这是在越权行事。

  • Visitors to the city are respectfully reminded of the council's powers to remove illegally parked vehicles. 到该市游览的游客收到礼貌的提醒，市政委员会有权拖走违章停放的车辆。

• 3 electricity, especially when considering its use or production -- 电力

  • You should disconnect the power before attempting to repair electrical equipment. 在检修电气设备之前应先切断电源。

  • Our building lost power (= the electricity was stopped) during the storm. 暴风雨中我们的房子断电了。

  • power cables/lines 电缆／线

• 4 abilities -- 能力，本领

  • My mental powers aren't as good as they used to be. 我的脑力不如以前了。

  • He was so shocked by what happened to his parents that he lost the power of speech. 发生在他父母身上的事使他惊呆了，他一句话也说不出来。

  • [ + to infinitive ] The surgeon did everything in her power to save him. 医生竭尽全力抢救他。

• 5 a person, organization, or country that has control over others, often because of wealth, importance, or great military strength -- 掌握大权的人；有影响力的机构；强国

  • Spain was an important military power in the 16th century. 西班牙在16世纪是一个军事强国。

  • Germany is on its way to becoming a world power with a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. 德国正在努力成为世界强国，谋求成为联合国安理会常任理事国。

  • She is an increasingly important power in the company. 在公司中她的权力越来越大。

• 6 the rate at which energy is used, or the ability to produce energy -- 动力，功率

  • The ship was only slightly damaged in the collision and was able to sail into port under its own power. 船在撞击中只是轻微受损，仍可依靠自身的动力驶入港口。

  • The power rating of my amplifier is 40 watts per channel. 我的扬声器的功率（级别）是每声道40瓦。

• 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 -- 放大率；放大倍数

  • What's the magnification power of your binoculars? 你的双筒望远镜的放大倍数是多少？

  • You'll need a very high-power microscope to see something as small as that. 要观察那么小的东西，你需要一台高倍显微镜。

  • A low-power telescope is enough if you only want to look at the moon. 只观看月相用低倍望远镜就足够了。

• 8 the number of times that a number is to be multiplied by itself -- 幂，乘方

  • 2 to the fourth power is 2 times 2 times 2 times 2, which equals 16. 2的4次方就是2乘2乘2乘2，等于16。

  • 3 to the power 4 is usually written as 34. 3的4次方通常写作34。

• 9 to provide a machine with energy and the ability to operate -- 为…提供动力，驱动

  • Buses and trucks are usually powered by diesel engines. 公共汽车和卡车通常是由柴油机驱动的。

  • Electricity costs less than petrol, so powering an electric vehicle is cheaper. 电比汽油的成本低，所以电动力车会比较省钱。

• 10 to act with great strength or in a forceful way -- 增加力量；奋力行动

  • Halfway through, she powered into the lead and went on to win the race. 到半程时，她加速冲到前面，一直领先，赢得了赛跑冠军。