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单词 superpower
释义

superpower

noun

su·​per·​pow·​er ˈsü-pər-ˌpau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce superpower (audio)
1
: excessive or superior power
2
a
: an extremely powerful nation
specifically : one of a very few dominant states in an era when the world is divided politically into these states and their satellites
b
: an international governing body able to enforce its will upon the most powerful states
c
: an extremely powerful company, organization, etc.
The retailer hoped to become a financial services superpower Patricia Sellers
3
: a power or ability (such as the ability to become invisible or to fly) of the kind possessed by superheroes : a superhuman power
The Fantastic Four first appeared in November 1961, originating with four friends who journeyed to space to thwart the Russians from getting there first. They were overwhelmed by a menacing radiation cloud and their molecular structure was altered, giving each of them superpowers. Laura Mattoon D'Amore
The superpower I've always wished for is invisibility, and I chose my vocation accordingly. A novelist gets 140,000 words per one tiny author photo. That's a visibility ratio I can live with. Barbara Kingsolver
superpowered
ˈsü-pər-ˌpau̇(-ə)rd How to pronounce superpower (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web How does a rising superpower react when the foundations of its strength appear to be eroding? Doyle Mcmanus, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022 Queen Elizabeth oversaw the empire’s diminishment and Britain’s struggle to define itself in the postwar era from a superpower to a bit nation in the British Isles. Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2022 On Gorbachev’s watch, the Soviet Union rapidly declined from a superpower into a pathetically weak state begging for financial help from the George H.W. Bush administration, which never came through. Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2022 Russians blamed him for the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union — a once-fearsome superpower whose territory fractured into 15 separate nations. Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Russians blamed him for the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union — a once-fearsome superpower whose territory fractured into 15 separate nations. Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2022 Russians blamed him for the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union — a once-fearsome superpower whose territory fractured into 15 separate nations. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 Russians blamed him for the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union — a once-fearsome superpower whose territory fractured into 15 separate nations. Jim Heintz, ajc, 30 Aug. 2022 The tense superpower hair-trigger nuclear standoff was eased, short of Armageddon. David E. Hoffman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

superpower

noun

as in empire
an extremely powerful nation The country had become an economic superpower.

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