1. | [u] 控制力；影响力；操纵力the ability to control people or things |
The aim is to give people more power over their own lives. 目的是让人们更能主宰自己的生活。 | |
He has the power to make things very unpleasant for us. 他掌握着我们的命运，可以把我们搞得狼狈不堪。 | |
to have sb in your power(= to be able to do what you like with sb) 能支配某人 |
2. | [u] 统治；政权political control of a country or an area |
to take/seize/lose power 掌握╱夺取╱失掉政权 | |
The present regime has been in power for two years. 现政权已经执政两年了。 | |
The party came to power at the last election. 这个政党是在上次大选中当选执政的。 | |
They are hoping to return to power. 他们希望重掌政权。 | |
a power struggle between rival factions within the party 党内对立派别之间的权力斗争 |
3. | [u] 能力；机会the ability or opportunity to do sth |
It is not within my power(= I am unable or not in a position) to help you. 我是爱莫能助啊。 | |
I will do everything in my power to help you. 我将尽全力帮助你。 |
4. | [u] （身体、心智的）某种能力a particular ability of the body or mind |
He had lost the power of speech. 他丧失了语言能力。 | |
The drug may affect your powers of concentration. 这种药可能会影响你的注意力集中。 | |
He had to use all his powers of persuasion. 他只好使出说服人的全部本领。 |
5. | [pl] （全部）体力，智力all the abilities of a person's body or mind |
At 26, he is at the height of his powers and ranked fourth in the world. 26 岁时，他处于巅峰状态，排名世界第四。 |
6. | [u][c][usupl] 权力；职权；权势the right or authority of a person or group to do sth |
The Secretary of State has the power to approve the proposals. 国务卿有权批准这些提案。 | |
The powers of the police must be clearly defined. 警察的职权必须明确界定。 | |
The president has the power of veto over all new legislation. 总统有权否决一切新法规。 |
7. | [c] 有影响力的大国；军事强国a country with a lot of influence in world affairs, or with great military strength |
world powers 世界列强 | |
an allied/enemy power 同盟国；敌对国 |
8. | [u] 某方面的力量（或影响）；实力strength or influence in a particular area of activity |
economic power 经济实力 | |
air/sea power(= military strength in the air/ at sea) 空中╱海上军事力量 | |
purchasing power 购买力 |
9. | [u] （某事物或社会集团的）影响力，势力the influence of a particular thing or group within society |
the power of the media 媒体的影响力 | |
parent power 父母的影响力 |
10. | [u] 力；力量；能量the strength or energy contained in sth |
The ship was helpless against the power of the storm. 那艘船只能任凭强大的暴风雨肆虐。 | |
It was a performance of great power. 那是巨大能量的作用。 |
11. | [u] （身体的）力量；体力physical strength used in action; physical strength that sb possesses and might use |
He hit the ball with as much power as he could. 他用尽全力击球。 | |
the sheer physical power of the man 那个男人惊人的体力 |
12. | [u] 能；能量；动力energy that can be collected and used to operate a machine, to make electricity, etc. |
nuclear/wind/solar power 核能；风能；太阳能 | |
engine power 发动机的功率 |
13. | [u] 电力供应the public supply of electricity |
They've switched off the power. 他们关掉了电源。 | |
a power failure 停电 |
14. | [c][ususing] 乘方；幂the number of times that an amount is to be multiplied by itself |
4 to the power of 3 is 4³ (= 4 × 4 × 4 = 64). 4 的 3 次方是 4³。 |
15. | [u] 放大倍数；放大率the amount by which a lens can make objects appear larger |
the power of a microscope/telescope 显微镜╱望远镜的放大率 |
16. | [c] 正义（或邪恶）力量a good or evil spirit that controls the lives of others |
the powers of darkness(= the forces of evil) 黑暗势力 |
1. | [t][usupass] ~ sth 驱动，推动（机器或车辆）to supply a machine or vehicle with the energy that makes it work |
The aircraft is powered by a jet engine. 这架飞机由喷气发动机驱动。 |
2. | [i][t] （使）迅猛移动，快速前进to move or move sth very quickly and with great power in a particular direction |
He powered through the water. 他在水中迅速游动。 | |
She powered her way into the lead. 她迅速用力冲到最前面。 | |
He powered his header past the goalie. 他用力把球顶过了守门员。 |
