释义 |
powerhousepow‧er‧house /ˈpaʊəhaʊs $ ˈpaʊr-/ noun [countable] informal - Atlanta was the powerhouse team of the '90s.
- This small company has become a powerhouse in the software market.
- Vocal powerhouse Dorothy Reid will perform at Thursday's gospel concert.
- But they face opposition from a lobbying powerhouse of credit card companies, banks, auto companies and retail chains.
- So whatever level of runner you are you can't do better than get into the Mizuno powerhouse.
- The Cougars, eighth in the conference last year, have never been a Pac-10 powerhouse.
- The Redmond, Wash.-based powerhouse yesterday announced an agreement to buy Aha!
- There are some powerhouses, of course.
- Whether this is true or not, an extraordinary powerhouse of commercial and creative activity is now propelling multimedia forward.
► Organizationsacademician, nounacademy, nounAMA, Asian Development Bank, nounAssociates, nounAssociation for Payment Clearing Services, nounAudit Bureau of Circulation, nounbadge, nounBaltic Exchange, nounBBA, nounblackball, verbBlue Shield, nounbook club, nounBoy Scout, nounbranch, nounbureau, nounCBOT, chairperson, nounchamber of commerce, nounchamber of trade, nounCISCO, nounCompanies House, nounco-operative society, coopt, verbcorp., corporate, adjectivecouncil, nouncub, nounCub Scout, noundepartment, noundiscount brokerage, dropout, nounEasdaq, nounechelon, nounemergency services, nounEuro.NM, nounexecutive, nounex-officio, adjectivefabricator, nounfederation, nounFinancial Accounting Standards Board, nounfire brigade, nounfire department, nounformation, nounfoundation, nounfrat, nounfraternity, nounFreemason, nounFreemasonry, nounfriendly society, nounfund, nounfunder, noungeneral headquarters, nounGinnie Mae, nounGirl Scout, nounguild, nounhealth care, nounhealth service, nounhierarchy, nounhousing association, nounICAO, IMF, the, induct, verbinduction, nouninfighting, nouninitiate, verbinitiate, nouninitiation, nouninside, adverbinsider, nouninstitute, nounInstitute of London Underwriters, nounInternational Securities Exchange, nounkibbutz, nounKKK, Ku Klux Klan, the, land office, nounLondon Clearing House, nounmarriage bureau, nounMasonic, adjectiveMMC, MNC, MNE, newsletter, nounNSPCC, order, nounpaternalism, nounpatriarchal, adjectivepenetrate, verbpowerhouse, nounpresident, nounpressure group, nounpublic enterprise, quorum, nounrating agency, realign, verbrecognize, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounregistry, nounreshuffle, nounresidents' association, nounreunion, nounRotary Club, the, Savings and Loan Association, nounsecede, verbsecretary, nounsecurities house, service club, nounShip, nounSoc., society, nounSRO, subscriber, nounsubscription, nountask force, nounthink tank, nountreasurer, nountrustee, nounUNICEF, unorganized, adjectivevertical, adjective ADJECTIVE► economic· Colonial Hong Kong blossomed into an economic powerhouse: a capitalistic colony fueled by international investment and global banking. 1an organization or place where there is a lot of activity or where a lot of things are produced: Europe’s industrial powerhouse2someone who is very strong or has a lot of energy: a powerhouse of a man |