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Strength N Uncount 不可数名词   [Also N Pl Phrase 短语

英语单词 strength
英美音标 英 [streŋθ] 美 [streŋθ]
中文释义 n.力气;强度;力量;长处
英语例句 (1) I have hardly enough strength left to move my feet.
(2) In this game, you need more science than strength.
(3) By doing so, you can test the strength of steel.
(4) She prayed for strength in her troubles.
(5) Tolerance is one of her many strengths.
中文例句 (1) 我连移动双脚的力气都几乎没有了。
(2) 在这项比赛中,技巧比力气更重要。
(3) 这样做,你可以试验一下钢的强度。
(4) 她祈求(上帝)在困难时给她力量。
(5) 宽容是她的一个优点.
vocabulary简明 Strength is the property of being physically strong (you can do, say, 100 push-ups) or mentally strong (you can calculate percentages in your head while people are shouting at you).
vocabulary扩展 Strength has several shades of meaning. The strength of something can be the measure of how much force or pressure it can withstand over time (like a flood wall). Or its potency (like a pesticide). Or its intensity level (like a radio signal). Its fighting capabilities (like an army). Or its specialty: A chameleon's strength is actually in its ability to blend in with its surroundings.
柯林斯解释
1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]体力;力气;力量 Your strength is the physical energy that you have, which gives you the ability to perform various actions, such as lifting or moving things.
  • She has always been encouraged to swim to build up the strength of her muscles...

    一直有人鼓励她去游泳以强健体魄。

  • He threw it forward with all his strength...

    他使尽全力把它扔向前方。

  • You don't need strength to take part in this sport...

    参加这项运动不需要太多体力。

  • He leant against the wall, fighting for strength to continue.

    他靠在墙上,努力想鼓起劲继续下去。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](面对困境的)信心,勇气 Someone's strength in a difficult situation is their confidence or courage.
  [also a N]
  • Something gave me the strength to overcome the difficulty...

    有些事给了我克服困难的勇气。

  • His strength is an inspiration to me in my life...

    他的自信是对我人生的一种鼓舞。

  • I think she showed great strength of character in turning down what must have been a very lucrative offer...

    她拒绝了那个绝对诱人的提议,我认为这显示出了她性格中非凡的意志力。

  • You need strength of mind to stand up for yourself.

    你需要用精神力量来支持自己。

3
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]强度 The strength of an object or material is its ability to be treated roughly, or to carry heavy weights, without being damaged or destroyed.
  [also N in pl]
  • He checked the strength of the cables.

    他检查了一下钢索的强度。

  • ...the properties of a material, such as strength or electrical conductivity.

    一种材料的特性,比如强度或导电性

4
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]实力;影响力 The strength of a person, organization, or country is the power or influence that they have.
  [also N in pl]
  • America values its economic leadership, and the political and military strength that goes with it...

    美国重视其经济领导地位以及随之产生的政治和军事实力。

  • The Alliance in its first show of strength drew a hundred thousand-strong crowd to a rally...

    该联盟的第一次实力展示便吸引了 10 万余众参加集会。

  • They have their own independence movement which is gathering strength.

    他们自己发起了独立运动,其力量正逐渐壮大。

5
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](情感、意见、信念的)深度,强烈程度,影响程度 If you refer to the strength of a feeling, opinion, or belief, you are talking about how deeply it is felt or believed by people, or how much they are influenced by it.
  • He was surprised at the strength of his own feeling...

    他感情之强烈令他自己都很吃惊。

  • ...the Civil War and the strength of feeling it had engendered among the Spanish people...

    内战以及其在西班牙民众中所激发的强烈情感

  • What makes a mayor successful in Los Angeles is the strength of his public support.

    要想在洛杉矶当好市长,公众的大力支持是关键。

6
[N-VAR 可变名词]优势;优点;长处 Someone's strengths are the qualities and abilities that they have which are an advantage to them, or which make them successful.
  • Take into account your own strengths and weaknesses...

    考虑一下你自己的优缺点。

  • Vision and ambition are his great strengths...

    目光远大、雄心勃勃是他的两大优点。

  • Tact was never Mr Moore's strength...

    摩尔先生处事不够圆通。

  • Organisation is the strength of any good army...

    任何优良部队都是很有组织纪律性的。

  • The book's strength lay in its depiction of present-day Tokyo.

    该书的精彩之处在于其对现今东京的描写。

7
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](货币、经济、工业的)坚挺 If you refer to the strength of a currency, economy, or industry, you mean that its value or success is steady or increasing.
  • ...the long-term competitive strength of the American economy...

    美国经济的长期竞争力

  • The drop was caused partly by the pound's strength against the dollar.

    下降的部分原因在于英镑对美元的升值。

8
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]人数;人力 The strength of a group of people is the total number of people in it.
  [also N in pl]
  • ...elite forces, comprising about one-tenth of the strength of the army.

    约占军队总人数1/10的精锐部队

9
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](风等的)强度,力度,速度 The strength of a wind, current, or other force is its power or speed.
  [also N in pl]
  • Its oscillation depends on the strength of the gravitational field...

    它的振动幅度取决于引力场的强度。

  • A tropical storm is gaining strength in the eastern Atlantic.

    在大西洋东部,一场热带风暴的风力正逐渐增强。

10
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](饮料、化学品、药品的)浓度,浓淡程度 The strength of a drink, chemical, or drug is the amount of the particular substance in it that gives it its particular effect.
  [also N in pl]
  • It is very alcoholic, sometimes near the strength of port...

    它的酒精浓度很高,有时接近波尔图葡萄酒的浓度。

  • Each capsule contains between 30 and 100 pellets of morphine sulphate according to the strength of dose required...

    根据所需剂量的浓度不同,每颗胶囊里含有 30 至 100 个吗啡硫酸盐颗粒。

  • What's the scale that's used to compare the strength of acids and alkalis?

    用何种标准来比较酸碱度?

11
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](味道、气味、颜色、声音、光照的)程度 You can talk about the strength of a flavour, smell, colour, sound, or light to describe how intense or easily noticed it is.
  [also N in pl]
  • The wine has lots of strength of flavour.

    该酒口味醇厚。

12
[PHRASE 短语]日益兴隆;不断取得成功;信心倍增 If a person or organization goes from strength to strength, they become more and more successful or confident.
  [V inflects]
  • Since her heart and lung transplant operation she has gone from strength to strength...

    做过心肺移植手术后,她的身体不断好转。

  • A decade later, the company has gone from strength to strength.

    十年后,该公司已经逐渐壮大。

13
[PHRASE 短语](队伍或军队的)全员,满员,最佳阵容 If a team or army is at full strength, all the members that it needs or usually has are present.
  [PHR after v]
  • He needed more time to bring US forces there up to full strength.

    他需要更多时间来增派兵力,以确保驻扎在那里的美国军队兵力充足。

  • ...a full-strength team.

    阵容齐整的队伍

14
[PHRASE 短语]大量,大批(聚集) If a group turns out in strength, they arrive in large numbers.
  [PHR after v]
  • Mr Gore called on voters and party workers to turn out in strength...

    戈尔先生号召选民和政党工作人员积极前来投票。

  • Security forces have been out in strength.

    已经出动了大批安全部队。

15
[PHRASE 短语]在…的影响下;凭借;依赖 If one thing is done on the strength of another, it is done because of the influence of that other thing.
  [PHR after v]
  • He was elected to power on the strength of his charisma...

    他凭借其个人魅力而当选掌权。

  • On the strength of those grades, he won a scholarship to Syracuse University.

    凭借那些成绩,他赢得了锡拉丘兹大学的奖学金。

16
[PHRASE 短语](军队或队伍)人员不足,阵容不全 If an army or team is under strength or below strength, it does not have all the members that it needs or usually has.
  [PHR after v]
  • His regiments were considerably under strength...

    他的几个团兵力严重不足。

  • They had been beaten by a below-strength side.

    他们被一支阵容不齐的队伍打败了。

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