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。
Sexual harassment is often a display of power aimed at intimidating and degrading the harassed person.
性骚扰也是炫耀旨在恐吓和羞辱被侵犯人的能力。
Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.
除非你想用它来做大事，否则有多少回报或有多大的力量都没有什么意义。
The speed, power, and ammo of the Orca also makes it a prime choice for taking out husks.
奥卡的速度，火力和弹药使它成为清除外壳的最佳选择。
In such a situation, it would be easy for the mine to exploit the power station by suddenly jacking up the price of coal.
在这种情况下，煤矿很容易通过突然推高煤价而剥削发电站。
Even Spain, with its new Anglo-Saxon business culture, tried to stop a German utility from taking over a Spanish power company.
甚至西班牙在新盎格鲁萨克森商业文化影响下，也阻止德国公用事业公司插手西班牙电力企业。
Yet Markus Willeke has found a way of investing watercolour painting with a new task, up-to-date relevance and astounding power.
然而马克斯·威勒克已经找到致力于水彩画的方式，那就是新任务、不断更新的相关性和惊人的力量。
All sports coaches believe passionately in the power of the team to lift performance not by just a little, but by 100%.
所有体育教练都满怀激情地认为集体的力量有助于提高成绩，不是提高一点点，而是100%地提高。
However, the Java language's power is often most evident when you use a little creativity in your API and programming choices.
但是，当稍微创造性地选择API和编程方式时，Java语言的强大之处常常最明显。
With 1. 3 billion people like this, able to grind out the toughest and most grim situations, no wonder they will be the next super power.
13亿人同样如此，能机械地坚韧近乎冷酷地面对这种情况，所以无怪乎他们是一个超级大国。
Power said it was unclear whether the commission could end the duties on its own, or if EU governments would be able to weigh in.
电力说，还不清楚该委员会是否能够结束职责依靠自己的力量，或者如果欧盟各国政府能够衡量。
But no matter how much a parent intervenes, siblings have a unique power over each other.
不过无论家长们多么努力介入，兄弟姐妹之间总存在着一种相互影响的独特力量。
President Andrew Jackson understood the power of the Bank of the United States. He opposed giving the bank a new charter.
安德鲁杰克逊总统了解美国银行的权利，他反对给银行一个新的章程。
Writing, for the speaker, is the knock on the door of misery, and of course this again returns to the theme of maternity-witch power.
写作，对于说话人来说，就是敲苦难的房门，这当然又要回到母性-巫婆力量。
Despite the power of wind, water and fire, the garden appears as a metaphor of the weakness and vulnerability of the city and the culture.
尽管有风、水、火的力量，但公园仍显得虚弱和不堪一击，而这正象征了城市和文化。
In a recent paper, he tries to assess whether Germany is doing enough to live up to its self-image of being "a power of peace" .
在最近的一份报纸上，他试图评价，为了配得上其自我定位的“和平力量”形象，德国的作为是否足够。
Sir Thomas heard with some surprise that it would be totally out of Mrs. Norris's power to take any share in the personal charge of her.
诺里斯太太回答说，她丝毫没有能力跟着一起照料那孩子，伯特伦爵士听了颇为惊讶。
Man is his own master, but he tends to give his power away to outside authorities who claim to know the truth and to want the best for you.
人类是自己的主人，但他倾向于放弃自己的力量，而求助于外界的权威——那些声称了解真相并对你有好处的人。
He even wondered if it might be possible to make computers for the poor in countries without an electric power grid.
他甚至想知道有没有可能为那些不通电的国家的穷人制造计算机。
His long absence and speculation over his health have led to calls for him to hand over power to his vice-president.
他的长期不在和对他健康的猜测要求他移交总统权利给副总统。
Certainly, nuclear power and weapons, if it comes to that, would be a matter of national pride.
如果就这点而言，核能力和武器会是一个关系到民族自豪感的问题。
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