单词 | powerhouse |
释义 | powerhouse (paʊəʳhaʊs ) Word forms: powerhouses 1. countable noun A powerhouse is a country or organization that has a lot of power or influence. The country is an economic powerhouse. 2. countable noun If you say that someone is a powerhouse, you mean that they are very energetic. [informal] Collocations: economic powerhouse London is Britain's economic powerhouse. The Sun (2008) I want to see big increases in our trade and investment with both these new economic powerhouses. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Much of growth in the future will therefore come from the emerging economic powerhouses. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The financial powerhouse of baseball seems to take the view that he may as well play. Times, Sunday Times (2014) And India has become the financial powerhouse of the game. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They are the financial powerhouse. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The oil and gas industry is a global powerhouse. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There are not many industries of which it can be said that Britain is the global powerhouse. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He was said to be distraught about the collapse of the company that he had built into a global powerhouse in the telecoms sector. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The problems in the eurozone's powerhouse economy came as a closely watched sentiment index showed that confidence had slumped to its lowest level in more than a year. Times, Sunday Times With the largest population on earth — 1.3billion people — and a powerhouse economy turning the lives of residents upside down, they might be forgiven for displaying some eccentric behaviour. The Sun As their powerhouse economy takes over the world, it's no surprise to find that they want to promote their artistic values in a global spotlight too. Times, Sunday Times Every 1,000 additional passengers from the powerhouse economies would generate up to 920,000 in new business. Times, Sunday Times It's the new powerhouse economies which now hold the influence. The Sun It's a powerhouse performance from this supremely talented actress. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With this film, she silenced her critics once and for all with a powerhouse performance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Powerhouse performances make this a must-see. The Sun The recovery in advisory fees was outweighed by a resurgence in trading revenues, the bank's traditional powerhouse. Times, Sunday Times Ambition spreads beyond the traditional powerhouses. The Sun This explains why traditional powerhouses continue to prosper even when they try to play their nimbler, more tech-savvy foes at their own game. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 强国 Japanese: 強大な影響力を持つ国や組織 |
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