power pow.er[`paJL; ˋpauə]《源自拉丁文“能够”的意思》名词1 (U)力,力量【同义字】power 力量,能力force 实际使用的力量,也可变成武力、暴力energy 潜在的力量或积蓄的力量might 权力、武力等强大的力量strength 使个人的行为、行动变为可能的力量a. (物理上或自然具备的) 力量,能力[of]the ~ of nature自然力to the best of one's ~尽最大力量do all in one's ~尽力而为I did all in my ~ to save the boy from drowning.我尽全力去救那个男孩使他免于溺水He has the ~ of holding his audience.他具有吸引住听众的能力b. [the ~]<做…的>力量,能力She is said to have the ~ to foretell the future.据说她有预测未来的能力c. (国家、军队等的) 力量,国力,军力d. 强力; 魄力by muscular [intellectual] ~凭肌肉的力量 [智力]a man of ~有魄力者a poem of great ~一首气势澎湃的诗2 [~s] (身体上、精神上的自然) 能力,体力,智力His ~s were failing.他的体力在衰退lose one's ~s丧失体力; 衰老a man of great mental ~s [才智横溢] 的人3 (U)权力,势力,控制力; 政权the party in ~执政党come to [into] ~掌权; 得势rise to [fall from] ~取得[失去]权力be in a person's ~在某人之掌握中 [控制下]have a person in one's ~可随意操纵 [支使] 某人have ~ over? 控制…4 (C)a. 有力的人[东西]; 拥有权力者a ~ in politics政界的有力人物b. [常 ~s]强国a world industrial ~世界的工业大国the great ~s of the world世界的列强5(C)a. 权限,委任 (状)the ~s of Congress国会的权限the ~s of the President总统的职权→ power (s) of ATTORNEY.b. <能做…的> 权限The president has the ~ to pardon criminals.总统有赦免犯人的权限6 a. (C)[常 ~s]神; 魔鬼Merciful ~s !.仁慈的神啊!the ~s above天上诸神the ~s of darkness魔鬼b. [~s]‘神学’大能天使(九级天使中的第六级; cf. hierarchy 4)7[a ~](口语)很多,大量[of]a ~ of people [work]很多人[工作]8(U)a. (推动机械的) 动力,马力mechanical [motive] ~机械 [原动] 力electric [water, nuclear] ~电力 [水力,核能]b. 电力→ power plant.9(C)‘数学’乘方,乘幂raise to the second [third] ~二[三]次乘方10(U)‘光学’ (透镜的) 倍率,放大率11 (U)‘物理’力,能量,功率a. [the]power behind the throne 幕后操纵人beyond [out of, not within] one's power(s)力所不及的,无能为力的It is beyond my ~ to help you.我无能力帮助你More power to you [him, her]! = More power to your [his, her] elbow!. (口语)愿你 [他,她] 更加努力 [奋斗,健康,成功] !the powers that be当局者,掌权者形容词<手操作的器具或车等> 装有动力的a ~ mower动力割草机~ windows自动开关式的汽车窗 sleep sleep[slip; sli:p](-slept[sl[pt; slept])不及物动词1 a. 睡眠~ like a top [log]熟睡We ~ at night.我们夜晚睡觉Did you ~ well last night?.你昨晚睡得好吗?I slept only three hours last night.我昨晚只睡了三小时b. [在…]过夜,睡觉[at, in]I slept at his house last night.昨晚我在他家过夜c. 长眠,被埋葬Keats ~s in an old cemetery in Rome.济慈被埋葬于罗马的一处古墓园里2 不活动,静止,休止; 纳入His sword now ~s in the sheath.他的剑现在在鞘内His hatred never slept.他的怨恨永无休止3 <陀螺 (top) > 稳定地快速旋转4 a. (与异性) 共眠b. 同床睡觉[with]c. (口语)搞男女关系,随便与人同床睡觉及物动词1 睡觉~ a sound sleep熟睡一觉~ one's last sleep长眠,死2 可供 <若干人> 住宿,过夜Our house can ~ ten persons.我们家可供十人住宿3 a. 以睡眠消磨<时间> I slept the night through.我一觉睡到天亮He slept the day away.他以睡觉打发掉那一天b. 藉睡眠而治好,消除I slept off my headache.我藉睡眠来消除头痛→ sleep it off.c. [~ oneself]藉睡眠而成<…状态>He slept himself sober.他藉睡眠使自己清醒sleep in(1) <佣人> 住在雇主家中(2) 早上起得晚,睡过头sleep it off(口语)睡觉以消除酒醉sleep on [upon,over] ?(口语)<问题等>睡一晚后思考,把…的决定延至第二天 [稍微延后]sleep out(1) 外宿(2) 在外面过夜(3) <佣人> (不住在雇主家中而) 通勤sleep over(美)外宿 [于他人家中] , [在他人家中] 过夜[at]sleep round[around]the clock = sleep the clock (a) roundsleep through?不被 <声响等> 吵醒而继续睡~ through an earthquake未被地震吵醒而继续睡名词1 (U)a. 睡眠,睡觉get some ~睡了一会儿觉talk in one's ~说 梦话I didn't get enough ~ last night.我昨晚睡得不够The boy cried himself to ~.那个男孩一直哭到睡著b. 睡意She rubbed the ~ from her eyes.她揉眼睛驱走睡意2 [a ~]睡眠时间,一觉have a good ~熟睡fall into a deep ~睡得很熟a short [an eight-hour] ~小睡 [八小时的睡眠]3 (U)长眠,死one's last [long] ~ = the big [long] ~最后的睡 Wakeup 唤醒
