英汉词典

powerful 基本解释

• adj. 强大的；强有力的
• adv. 很；非常

powerful 英文词源

powerful (adj.)

c. 1400, from power (n.) + -ful. Meaning "of great quality or number" is from 1811; colloquial sense of "exceedingly" (adv.) is from 1822. Related: Powerfully. Thornton ("American Glossary") notes powerful as "Much used by common people in the sense of very," along with monstrous and cites curious expressions such as devilish good, monstrous pretty (1799), dreadful polite, cruel pretty, abominable fine (1803), "or when a young lady admires a lap dog for being so vastly small and declares him prodigious handsome" (1799).

powerful 英文释义

1. having great power or force or potency or effect;

"the most powerful government in western Europe"

"his powerful arms"

"a powerful bomb"

"the horse's powerful kick"

"powerful drugs"

"a powerful argument"

2. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm;

"a knock-down blow"

3. having the power to influence or convince;

"a cogent analysis of the problem"

"potent arguments"

4. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful;

"a hefty athlete"

"a muscular boxer"

"powerful arms"

5. displaying superhuman strength or power;

"herculean exertions"

powerful 同义词解析

powerful, mighty

这两个形容词均含"强有力的"之意。

powerful： 普通用词，指事物本身具有巨在的力量、能力或权力，也可作引申用。

mighty： 书面语用词，指力量、威力或能力等非常大，非一般可比，多作引申用，有时含夸张意味。

powerful 双语例句

1. The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.

政府面对如此大的压力，失去了信心。

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2. The social cachet of some form of qualification in India is powerful.

在印度，具有某种资格享有巨大的社会威望。

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3. The once-powerful post unions have been cut down to size.

一度很强势的邮政联盟已经威风不再。

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4. Ferries are very powerful and manoeuvrable compared to cargo ships.

与货船相比，渡船马力大而且易操纵。

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5. In some works, flowers take on a powerful emblematic quality.

在一些作品中，花具有强烈的象征意义。

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powerful 实用场景例句

an immensely powerful organization

有巨大影响力的组织

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a rich and powerful man

一个有钱有势的人

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Only the intervention of powerful friends obtained her release.

经过有影响力的朋友们斡旋她才得以释放。

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powerful weapons

威力强大的武器

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a powerful engine

大功率引擎

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a powerful voice

洪亮的嗓音

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a powerful image/drug/speech

鲜明的形象；有奇效的药物；有力的演说

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a powerful body

健壮的体魄

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a powerful athlete

矫健的运动员

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a powerfully emotive song

激动人心的歌曲

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He is powerfully built (= he has a large strong body) .

他身体魁梧健壮。

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She argued powerfully for reform.

她为改革进行了有力的辩论。

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You're a powerful man — people will listen to you.

你是有影响力的人，大家会听你的。

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...Russia and India, two large, powerful countries.

两大强国，俄罗斯和印度

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Hans flexed his powerful muscles...

汉斯活动了一下他那强健的肌肉。

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It's such a big powerful dog.

它是一条如此强壮的大狗。

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The more powerful the car the more difficult it is to handle.

汽车的功率越大，就越难驾驭。

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...powerful computer systems...

功能强大的计算机系统

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There was a powerful smell of stale beer.

有一种呛人的过期啤酒味。

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...tiny creamy flowers with a powerful scent.

散发浓香的淡黄色小花

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At that moment Mrs. Jones's powerful voice interrupted them, announcing a visitor.

就在那一刻，琼斯夫人响亮的声音打断了他们，说有人来访。

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...Bleasdale's powerful 11-part drama about a corrupt city leader.

布利兹戴尔创作的关于一个腐败市领导的极具感染力的电视剧，共有11集

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...one of the world's most powerful and moving operas, Verdi's 'Otello'.

威尔第创作的《奥泰罗》，世界最具感染力、最动人的歌剧之一

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