Powerful A Strong Lot Powerfully Influence Influential Force
The flashcard defines "powerful" as an adjective describing someone or something that has great influence, control, or strength. It is used in various contexts, like describing people, organizations, speeches, machines, and even physical attributes or forces.
The flashcard defines "powerful" as an adjective describing someone or something that has great influence, control, or strength. It is used in various contexts, like describing people, organizations, speeches, machines, and even physical attributes or forces.
1important a powerful person, organization, group etc is able to control and influence events and other people’s actions → powerless: He was one of the most powerful men in Bohemia. a very influential and powerful family rich and powerful nations2speech/film etc having a strong effect on someone’s feelings or opinions: a powerful speechpowerful reasons/arguments (=reasons that make you think that something must be true) Good teamwork is a powerful tool (=very effective method) for effective management.3feeling/effect a powerful feeling or effect is very strong or great: Immigrants have had a powerful influence on the local culture. a powerful sense of tradition4machine/weapon etc a powerful machine, engine, weapon etc is very effective and can do a lot: a new generation of more powerful PCs a machine that is immensely powerful a powerful 24-valve engine a powerful telescope5physically strong physically strong: Jed was a powerful, well-built man. The females are smaller and less powerful than the males.► see thesaurus at
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6a lot of force a powerful blow, explosion etc has a lot of force: an explosion ten times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb a powerful right-foot shot on goal winds powerful enough to uproot trees7medicine a powerful medicine or drug has a very strong effect on your body8team/army etc a powerful team, army etc is very strong and can easily defeat other teams or armies: a powerful fighting force9quality very strong, bright, loud etc: a powerful singing voice the powerful headlights—powerfully adverb: Christie is very powerfully built. →
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THESAURUSpowerful a powerful person, organization, group etc is able to control and influence events and other people’s actions: · the world’s most powerful nation· Parliament had become more powerful than the King.· a powerful political familyinfluential having a lot of power to influence what happens, because people pay attention to what you say: · a highly influential fashion designer· He’s one of the most influential figures in international politics.strong powerful – used about people or groups in politics who have a lot of supporters: · The communists were particularly strong in the big industrial cities.· He is a strong voice in the state assembly.dominant more powerful than other people, groups, countries etc: · She was the dominant force in women’s tennis for many years.· The company has a dominant position in the market.
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强有力地(50%)，非常地(50%)
adv.强大地；强烈地；非常
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