power
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈpaʊə(r)/
/ˈpaʊər/
Idioms - [uncountable] the ability to control people or things
控制力；影响力；操纵力 - power to do something 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。 - Religion is losing its power to shape our behaviour.
宗教正在失去塑造我们行为的力量。 - power over somebody/something 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。 - The government wields enormous power over the economy.
政府对经济拥有巨大的权力。 - in your power She had him completely in her power (= was able to do what she liked with him).
她完全控制了他。 - In those days the king exercised real political power.
在那些日子里，国王行使真正的政治权力。
- He sits on the board but has no executive power.
他是董事会的成员，但他没有执行权力。 - The company was too small to hold two such power-hungry men.
公司太小了，容不下两个如此嗜权的人。 - They held us in their power.
他们控制着我们。 - the father's position of power and influence in the home
父亲在家中的支配地位与影响力
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- ultimate
- considerable
- …
- come to
- rise to
- assume
- …
- be concentrated in (the hands of somebody/something)
- flow from somebody/something
- lie with somebody/something
- …
- struggle
- relations
- structure
- …
- in power
- in somebody’s power
- power of
- …
- abuse of power
- the balance of power
- a bid for power
- …
- power to do something He has the power to make things very unpleasant for us.
- [uncountable] political control of a country or an area
统治；政权 - Hitler seized power in Germany in 1933.
希特勒于1933年在德国夺取政权。 - The following year he took power in a military coup.
第二年，他通过军事政变掌权。 - Labour won two elections in 1974, but lost power in 1979.
工党在1974年赢得了两次选举，但在1979年失去了权力。 - in power 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
Collocations PoliticsPoliticssee also balance of power政治 权力 - create/form/be the leader of a political party
创建／组建／领导政党 - gain/take/win/lose/regain control of Congress
获得／失去／夺回对国会的控制权 - start/spark/lead/be on the brink of a revolution
发起／引发／领导一场革命；革命一触即发 - be engaged/locked in an internal power struggle
参与／陷入内部权力斗争 - lead/form a rival/breakaway faction
领导／组建反对派／分裂派 - seize/take control of the government/power
夺取／接手对政府／政权的控制权 - bring down/overthrow/topple the government/president/regime
推翻政府／总统／政权 - abolish/overthrow/restore the monarchy
废除／推翻／恢复君主制 - establish/install a military dictatorship/a stable government
建立军事独裁／稳定的政府 - be forced/removed/driven from office/power
被迫离职／下台；被免职／赶下台 - resign/step down as party leader/an MP/president/prime minister
辞去政党领袖／议员／总统／总理的职位 - enter/retire from/return to political life
开始／退出／重回政治生涯
政治辩论 - spark/provoke a heated/hot/intense/lively debate
引发激烈的辩论 - engage in/participate in/contribute to (the) political/public debate (on/over something)
参与（关于某事的）政治／公开辩论 - get involved in/feel excluded from the political process
参与／感觉被排挤出政治进程 - launch/start/lead/spearhead a campaign/movement
发起／领导一场运动 - join/be linked with the peace/anti-war/feminist/civil rights movement
参与和平／反战／女权／民权运动；与和平／反战／女权／民权运动有联系 - criticize/speak out against/challenge/support the government
批评／公开反对／质疑／支持政府 - lobby/put pressure on the government (to do something)
游说／施压于政府（去做某事） - come under fire/pressure from opposition parties
受到来自反对党的抨击／压力
政策 - call for/demand/propose/push for/advocate democratic/political/land reform(s)
呼吁／强烈要求／提议／敦促／倡导民主／政治／土地改革 - formulate/implement domestic economic policy
制定／执行国内经济政策 - change/influence/shape/have an impact on government/economic/public policy
改变／影响政府／经济／公共政策 - be consistent with/be in line with/go against/be opposed to government policy
符合／违背政府政策 - reform/restructure/modernize the tax system
改革／重组／革新税收制度 - privatize/improve/deliver/make cuts in public services
私有化／改善／提供／削减公共服务 - invest (heavily) in/spend something on schools/education/public services/(the) infrastructure
在学校／教育／公共服务／基础设施上投入（大量）资金 - nationalize the banks/the oil industry
使银行／石油产业国有化 - promise/propose/deliver/give ($80 billion in/significant/substantial/massive) tax cuts
承诺／提议／兑现／实行（800 亿美元／大幅度的）减税 - a/the budget is approved/ (especially North American English) passed by parliament/congress
预算经议会／国会通过
制定法律 - have a majority in/have seats in Parliament/Congress/the Senate
在议会／国会／参议院中占多数席位／占有席位 - propose/sponsor a bill/legislation/a resolution
提交议案／法规／决议 - introduce/bring in/draw up/draft/adopt/pass a bill/a law/legislation/measures
推出／提出／拟定／起草／采用／通过议案／法律／法规／措施 - amend/repeal an act/a law/legislation
修正／废除法案／法律／法规 - veto/vote against/oppose a bill/legislation/a measure/a proposal/a resolution
否决／投票反对／反对议案／法规／措施／提议／决议 - get/require/be decided by a majority vote
获得／需要多数票；由多数票决定
Topics Politicsa2- The Crown prince assumed power in his father's place.
王储取代父王登上了王位。 - People say that the First Lady is the power behind the throne.
人们说第一夫人是幕后的操控者。 - The emperor held no real power.
这位皇帝没有掌握实权。 - The real legislative power still rests with the lower chamber.
真正的立法权仍然在下议院手中。 - The war brought about a shift in the balance of power.
那场战争使势力的均衡发生了转变。 - They fell from power in 1992.
他们 1992 年下台了。 - They held power for 18 years.
他们掌权 18 年。 - the transfer of power from a military to a civilian government
权力由军政府向文官政府的转移 - He seized power in a military coup.
他在军事政变中夺取了政权。 - The Emperor had absolute power over all his subjects.
皇帝对所有的臣民拥有绝对权力。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- ultimate
- considerable
- …
- come to
- rise to
- assume
- …
- be concentrated in (the hands of somebody/something)
- flow from somebody/something
- lie with somebody/something
- …
- struggle
- relations
- structure
- …
- in power
- in somebody’s power
- power of
- …
- abuse of power
- the balance of power
- a bid for power
- …
- Hitler seized power in Germany in 1933.
- [uncountable] energy that can be collected and used to operate a machine, to make electricity, etc.
能；能量；动力 - nuclear/wind/solar power
核能；风能；太阳能 - engine power
发动机的功率 - wave power
波动能 - They used these streams to generate power for the mill.
他们利用这些溪流为工厂发电。 - Solar power generation is greatly affected by cloud cover.
太阳能发电受云层影响很大。
Wordfindersee also horsepower- battery
- charge
- conduct
- connect
- electricity
- generate
- insulate
- power
- switch
- wire
Topics The environmenta2- The generator supplies power for lighting,
发电机提供照明用电。 - The plane was still climbing at full power.
飞机仍然以最大功率向上爬升。 - The transmitter is operating on reduced power.
发报机正在功率不足的情况下运转。 - This wheel provides the power to the cutting machine.
这个轮子为剪切机提供动力。 - Wind power is used to drive the machinery.
机器用风力驱动。 - The cost of solar power is falling all the time.
太阳能的成本一直在下降。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- reduced
- electric
- …
- generate
- produce
- provide (somebody/something with)
- …
- drive something
- run something
- go off
- …
- cable
- grid
- line
- …
- power for
- a source of power
- nuclear/wind/solar power
- [uncountable] the public supply of electricity
电力供应 - They've switched off the power.
他们关掉了电源。 - She was in the elevator when the power went off.
她在电梯里时停电了。 - The country's power supply is stretched to the limit.
这个国家的电力供应已经到了极限。 - the national power grid
国家输电网 - a power failure
停电 - (also especially North American English) a power outage
停电期间
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- reduced
- electric
- …
- generate
- produce
- provide (somebody/something with)
- …
- drive something
- run something
- go off
- …
- cable
- grid
- line
- …
- power for
- a source of power
- They've switched off the power.
- [uncountable] the quality of having great power or force, or of being very effective
力；力量；能量 - 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。 - They were impressed by the power of her arguments.
他们对她的论点的力量印象深刻。 - Researchers are harnessing the power of computer modelling to find solutions to these challenges.
研究人员正在利用计算机建模的力量来寻找这些挑战的解决方案。 - It was a performance of great power.
那是巨大能量的作用。
- He wants to change the world through the power of prayer.
他想通过祈祷的力量改变世界。 - the destructive power of a hurricane
飓风的破坏力 - the healing power of sleep
睡眠的治疗作用 - the raw power of their music
他们音乐的原生力量
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- awesome
- great
- real
- …
- The ship was helpless against the power of the storm.
- [uncountable] physical strength used in action; physical strength that somebody possesses and might use
（身体的）力量；体力 - with power 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- awesome
- great
- real
- …
- with power He hit the ball with as much power as he could.
- [uncountable] (in people
人的 能力；机会 - in your power I will do everything in my power to help you.
我将尽全力帮助你。 - within your power It is not within my power (= I am unable) to help you.
我是爱莫能助啊。
- He did everything in his power to find us somewhere to live.
他尽全力为我们找住处。 - a task still beyond any computer's power
计算机仍无能力完成的任务
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- air
- combat
- military
- …
- have
- possess
- use
- …
- beyond somebody/something’s power
- in somebody’s power
- within somebody’s power
- …
- at the height of your powers
- at the peak of your powers
- at the zenith of your powers
- …
- in your power I will do everything in my power to help you.
- [uncountable](also powers [plural])a particular ability of the body or mind
（身体、心智的）某种能力 - Spiderman uses his powers to fight crime.
蜘蛛侠用他的力量打击犯罪。 - power of something 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。
- a tribute to his powers as a teacher
他授课能力的证明 - her powers of observation
她的观察力 - Sufferers of the disease have failing mental powers and poor memories.
这种疾病的患者智力衰退，记忆力差。 - They believe he has supernatural powers.
他们相信他有超自然力。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- air
- combat
- military
- …
- have
- possess
- use
- …
- beyond somebody/something’s power
- in somebody’s power
- within somebody’s power
- …
- at the height of your powers
- at the peak of your powers
- at the zenith of your powers
- …
- Spiderman uses his powers to fight crime.
- powers[plural] all the abilities of a person’s body or mind
（全部）体力，智力 - 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- air
- combat
- military
- …
- have
- possess
- use
- …
- beyond somebody/something’s power
- in somebody’s power
- within somebody’s power
- …
- at the height of your powers
- at the peak of your powers
- at the zenith of your powers
- …
- At 26, he is at the height of his powers and ranked fourth in the world.
- [countable, usually plural, uncountable] the right or authority of a person or group to do something
权力；职权；权势 - The powers of the police must be clearly defined.
警察的职权必须明确界定。 - The court can only exercise powers granted to it by statute.
法院只能行使法律赋予的权力。 - City rulers abused their power by using public funds for private purposes.
城市统治者滥用权力，将公共资金用于私人目的。 - This sort of abuse of power is unacceptable.
这种滥用权力的行为是不能接受的。 - power to do something The Secretary of State has the power to approve the proposals.
国务卿有权批准这些提案。 - power of something The president has the power of veto over all new legislation.
总统有权否决一切新法规。 - Police in riot gear used their powers under the Public Order Act to move on 300 protesters.
身穿防暴服的警察根据《公共秩序法》行使权力，驱赶300名抗议者。
- The court has no power to order a psychiatric examination of the child's parents.
法院无权要求对孩子的父母进行精神病检查。 - The government has limited legal powers over television.
按照法律，政府对电视的控制权是有限的。 - The new law delegates many of these powers to school governors.
新法律将这些权力中的许多项赋予学校董事。 - certain powers that were granted to the government
给予政府的某些权力 - Some states delegate police power to municipalities.
一些州把警察权力交给市政当局。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- ultimate
- considerable
- …
- come to
- rise to
- assume
- …
- be concentrated in (the hands of somebody/something)
- flow from somebody/something
- lie with somebody/something
- …
- struggle
- relations
- structure
- …
- in power
- in somebody’s power
- power of
- …
- abuse of power
- the balance of power
- a bid for power
- …
- The powers of the police must be clearly defined.
- [countable] a country with a lot of influence in world affairs, or with great military strength
有影响力的大国；军事强国 - He transformed a backward country into a world power.
他把一个落后国家改造成世界强国。 - major European powers such as France and Germany
法国和德国等主要的欧洲强国 - China is growing as an economic power.
中国作为一个经济强国正在成长。 - The influence of the former colonial power is still very much in evidence.
前殖民国家的影响仍然非常明显。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- major
- world
- …
- He transformed a backward country into a world power.
- [uncountable] (in compounds
构成复合词 某方面的力量（或影响）；实力 - These companies have enormous economic power.
这些公司拥有巨大的经济实力。 - the exercise of military power
军事权力的行使 - air/sea power (= military strength in the air/at sea)
空中／海上军事力量 - The purchasing power of today's youth is higher than ever.
当今年轻人的购买力比以往任何时候都高。 - Several years ago, computer processing power was considerably less than it is now.
几年前，计算机的处理能力远不如现在。 - The country's dominance was assured by its technological and military power.
该国的技术和军事实力确保了它的主导地位。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- air
- combat
- military
- …
- have
- possess
- use
- …
- beyond somebody/something’s power
- in somebody’s power
- within somebody’s power
- …
- at the height of your powers
- at the peak of your powers
- at the zenith of your powers
- …
- These companies have enormous economic power.
- [uncountable] the influence of a particular thing or group within society
（某事物或社会集团的）影响力，势力 - Hollywood star power
好莱坞明星的力量 - Parent power has helped save the school from closure.
家长的力量帮助学校免于关闭。 - power of something the power of the media
媒体的影响力 - Values are distorted by the power of advertising.
价值观被广告的力量扭曲了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- air
- combat
- military
- …
- have
- possess
- use
- …
- beyond somebody/something’s power
- in somebody’s power
- within somebody’s power
- …
- at the height of your powers
- at the peak of your powers
- at the zenith of your powers
- …
- Hollywood star power
- [countable, usually singular] the number of times that an amount is to be multiplied by itself
乘方；幂 - to the power of something 4 to the power of 3 is 43 (= 4 × 4 × 4 = 64).
4 的 3 次方是 43。
- to the power of something 4 to the power of 3 is 43 (= 4 × 4 × 4 = 64).
- [uncountable] the amount by which a lens can make objects appear larger
放大倍数；放大率 - the power of a microscope/telescope
显微镜／望远镜的放大率
- the power of a microscope/telescope
- [countable] a good or evil spirit that controls the lives of others
正义（或邪恶）力量 - the powers of darkness (= the forces of evil)
黑暗势力 - She believed in the existence of a benevolent power.
她相信有大慈大悲的神仙。 - belief in a higher power
相信更高一层的权力
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- ultimate
- considerable
- …
- come to
- rise to
- assume
- …
- be concentrated in (the hands of somebody/something)
- flow from somebody/something
- lie with somebody/something
- …
- struggle
- relations
- structure
- …
- in power
- in somebody’s power
- power of
- …
- abuse of power
- the balance of power
- a bid for power
- …
- the powers of darkness (= the forces of evil)
control操纵
energy能量
ability能力
authority权威
country国家
influence影响
mathematics数学
of lens透镜
good/evil spirit善良的／邪恶的精灵
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French poeir, from an alteration of Latin posse ‘be able’.
Idioms
the corridors of power
- (sometimes humorous) the higher levels of government, where important decisions are made
权力走廊（高层政治决策机构） - She had considerable influence in the corridors of power.
她在权力走廊相当有影响力。 - She was a minister with considerable influence in the corridors of power.
她曾是一位对政府决策有相当影响力的部长。
- She had considerable influence in the corridors of power.
do somebody a power of good
- (old-fashioned, informal) to be very good for somebody’s physical or mental health
对身心大为有益 - A break would do us all a power of good.
休息一下对我们大家都有好处。
- A break would do us all a power of good.
more power to somebody’s elbow
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal) used to encourage somebody or express support for their actions
（表示支持或鼓励）再加把劲，加油，祝…成功
the (real) power behind the throne
- the person who really controls an organization, a country, etc. in contrast to the person who is legally in charge
太上皇；幕后操纵者 - The president’s wife was suspected of being the real power behind the throne.
总统夫人有充当幕后掌权者之嫌。
- The president’s wife was suspected of being the real power behind the throne.
the powers that be
- (often ironic) the people who control an organization, a country, etc.
当权派；权力集团 - The powers that be are still trying to decide what should be done.
当权者仍在试图决定应该做什么。
- The powers that be are still trying to decide what should be done.
sweep (somebody) to power
- to win an election by a large number of votes; to make somebody win an election with a large number of votes
（使某人）以压倒性优势在选举中获胜