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power
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音标：英 ['paʊə] 美 ['paʊɚ]
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解释：
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n. 功率；力量；能力；政权；势力；[数] 幂
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vt. 激励；供以动力；使…有力量
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vi. 快速前进
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adj. 借影响有权势人物以操纵权力的
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n. (Power)人名；(英、葡)鲍尔
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中文词源：
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power 权力，实力，力量，能量，乘方，幂来自中古英语poer,力量，能力，来自古法语poeir,使有力量，来自拉丁语*potere,来自potis,有力量的，有权力的，词源同potent,possible.插入字母w,拼写比较tower,turret.引申诸相关词义。
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英文词源：
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power
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power: [13] Old Latin *potēre was the precursor of Latin posse ‘be able or powerful’ (source of English posse and possible). Its present participial stem potent- has given English potent. It seems to have remained current in colloquial speech, and by the 8th century AD was reasserting itself as the main form of the verb. It passed into Old French as poeir, later povoir (whence modern French pouvoir), and this came to be used as a noun, meaning ‘ability to do things’. Its Anglo-Norman version poer passed into English, where it became power.
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=> posse, possible, potent
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power (n.)
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c. 1300, "ability; ability to act or do; strength, vigor, might," especially in battle; "efficacy; control, mastery, lordship, dominion; legal power or authority; authorization; military force, an army," from Anglo-French pouair, Old French povoir, noun use of the infinitive, "to be able," earlier podir (9c.), from Vulgar Latin *potere, from Latin potis "powerful" (see potent). Whatever some hypocritical ministers of government may say about it, power is the greatest of all pleasures. It seems to me that only love can beat it, and love is a happy illness that can't be picked up as easily as a Ministry. [Stendhal "de l'Amour," 1822]
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Meaning "one who has power" is late 14c. Meaning "specific ability or capacity" is from early 15c. Meaning "a state or nation with regard to international authority or influence" [OED] is from 1726. Used for "a large number of" from 1660s. Meaning "energy available for work is from 1727. Sense of "electrical supply" is from 1896.
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Phrase the powers that be is from Rom. xiii:1. As a statement wishing good luck, more power to (someone) is recorded from 1842. A power play in ice hockey so called by 1940. Power failure is from 1911; power steering from 1921.
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power (v.)
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"to supply with power," 1898, from power (n.). Earlier it meant "make powerful" (1530s). Related: Powered; powering.
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双语例句：
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1. Generosity is its own form of power.
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别低估了慷慨的力量。
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来自美剧《纸牌屋》
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2. The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.
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当权的军政府压制人民，不得人心。
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. Many of the leaders have become hooked on power and money.
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很多领导人都变得贪恋权力和金钱。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. Army officers plotted a failed attempt yesterday to seize power.
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军官们昨天夺权未遂。
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来自柯林斯例句
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5. The money to build the power station ought to have been sufficient.
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建设电站的资金本该足够了。
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来自柯林斯例句
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更多相关例句：
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The aim is to give people more power over their own lives.
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目的是让人们更能主宰自己的生命。【牛津词典】
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He has the power to make things very unpleasant for us.
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他掌握着我们的命运，可以把我们搞得狼狈不堪。【牛津词典】
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to have sb in your power (= to be able to do what you like with sb)
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能支配某人【牛津词典】
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to take/seize/lose power
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掌握 / 夺取 / 失掉政权【牛津词典】
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The present regime has been in power for two years.
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现政权已经执政两年了。【牛津词典】
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The party came to power at the last election.
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这个政党是在上次大选中当选执政的。【牛津词典】
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They are hoping to return to power.
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他们希望重掌政权。【牛津词典】
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She interviewed six women who have reached positions of great power and influence...
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她采访了6名身居高位，并且颇具影响力的女士。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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In a democracy, power must be divided.
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在民主政体中，权力必须分制。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Human societies have the power to solve the problems confronting them...
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人类社会有能力解决面临的问题。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Fathers have the power to dominate children and young people...
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父辈们有能力支配孩子们和年轻人的生活。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Your debt situation is only temporary, and it is within your power to resolve it...
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你的债务情况只是暂时的，你有能力解决好。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Although it is not in his power to do so, he said he would rebuild the Air Base...
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虽然这超出了他的能力范围，他还是说他会重建空军基地。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The Prime Minister has the power to dismiss and appoint senior ministers...
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首相有权任免高级部长。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The police have the power of arrest...
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警方有权拘捕。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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In 1964 Labour came into power...
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工党于1964年上台。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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He first assumed power in 1970...
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他于1970年首次执政。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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In Western eyes, Iraq is a major power in an area of great strategic importance.
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在西方人眼里，伊拉克是位于具有重要战略意义的地区的一个重要强国。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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...the emergence of the new major economic power, Japan.
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新兴重要经济强国日本的崛起【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The Roadrunner had better power, better tyres, and better brakes.
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“路行者”汽车的性能、轮胎和刹车都更好。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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...massive computing power.
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强大的计算能力【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Nuclear power is cleaner than coal...
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核能比煤清洁。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Power has been restored to most parts that were hit last night by high winds...
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大部分昨晚遭大风袭击的地区已恢复供电。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The 'flywheel' battery, it is said, could power an electric car for 600 miles on a single charge...
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据说“飞轮”电池充电一次就能驱动电动汽车行驶600英里。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The planes are powered by Rolls Royce engines.
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这些飞机由劳斯莱斯公司制造的发动机提供动力。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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...large power tools, such as chainsaws.
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大型电动工具，如链锯【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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...a power drill.
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电钻【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Any number to the power of nought is equal to one.
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任何数的0次方等于1。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The powers that be, in this case the independent Television Association, banned the advertisement altogether...
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掌权的，在这件事中即独立的电视协会，干脆禁播了那则电视广告。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The powers that be may keep us from building a house just where we want to.
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当局可能会阻止我们随意建房屋。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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These teams are gaining more power to run their own affairs.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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When governments lose their control on power, law and order begin to disintegrate.【出自-2016年6月阅读原文】
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In her experience, people in positions of power or people in finance or engineering do not tend to like the sound of the word.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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From her description, Chinese medicine sounded as if it had magic power that worked wonders.【2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A】
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In the last seven years, Americans have grown more pessimistic about the power of education to lead to success.【2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C】
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In the United States, the governor of a state has the power to change a sentence from the death penalty to life in prison.【2015年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C】
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Italy boasts more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country in the world, granting it considerable power and influence within the organization.【2018年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B】
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Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting the power of their engines.【2016年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B】
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One of the student inventors, Camellia Rupcich, says the device changes the energy released from the plant into low-level power to charge phones.【2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力】
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Research findings increasingly show the power of food to treat or reverse diseases, but that does not mean that diet alone is always the solution, or that every illness can benefit substantially from dietary changes.【2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B】
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They can recognize power and know how to use it.【2017年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section B】
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without upgrades and new capacity, bridges, roads and power systems are unable to cope with expanding populations.【2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C】
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Technological innovations have unleashed the power of renewables such as wind, hydro, solar, and geothermal ( ' , 地热).【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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Coal and natural gas are mainly used for electricity generation, whereas oil is used mostly to power transportation, yet the prices of all these energy sources are linked.【出自-2017年6月阅读原文】
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Psychological research shows we consistently underestimate our mental powers.【出自-2017年6月听力原文】
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In just the past few weeks, the world has witnessed the destructive power of earthquakes in Indonesia, typhoons in the Philippines, and the destructive sea waves that struck Samoa and neighboring islands.【出自-2016年6月听力原文】
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find digital devices simply indispensablecommunicate primarily by mobile phonelight their homes with stored solar energydistribute power with wires and wooden polesbenefit their business transmit power faster promote innovationencourage competitionIt might become a thing of the past.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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Those simultaneous challenges appear less overwhelming with increasingly better answers to a centuries-old question: how to make power portable.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of Labour amendments to the children and families bill last February that included the 118 power to regulate for plain packaging.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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Instead, some in Africa and Asia are seeing their first lightbulbs illuminated by the power of sunlight stored in batteries.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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In emerging economies, rural communities are bypassing the wires and wooden poles that spread power.【出自-2016年12月阅读原文】
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To test the polluting power of fulmars, researchers collected samples of deposit from eleven ponds on Devon Island.【出自-2016年12月听力原文】
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Small wonder that an Indian legend described Devils Tower as being formed by supernatural powers.【出自-2016年12月听力原文】
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Canadian scientists have found a worrisome new example of the power that birds have to spread stuff around.【出自-2016年12月听力原文】
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Whether it is a transition from imported to domestic oil or from coal-powered electricity production to natural-gas power plants, politicians love to talk big.【出自-2015年12月阅读原文】
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When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light, understanding energy system inertia and momentum can help you decide whether their plans are feasible.【出自-2015年12月阅读原文】
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When investors put up money to build, say, a nuclear power plant, they expect to earn that money back over the planned life of the plant, which is typically between 40 and 60 years.【出自-2015年12月阅读原文】
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The power of such simple psychology in fighting climate change is attracting attention across the political establishment.【出自-2015年12月阅读原文】
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Some coal power pl】
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