单词 | staying power |
释义 | staying powerSEE SYNONYMS FOR staying power ON THESAURUS.COM nounability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina. Origin of staying powerFirst recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby staying powerstay, stay-at-home, staybolt, staycation, stayer, staying power, stay-in strike, Stayman, stay out, stay over, stay-press Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for staying power
British Dictionary definitions for staying powerstaying power nounendurance; stamina Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with staying powerstaying power The ability to endure or last, as in I'm not sure that this young novelist will have staying power, or Our candidate definitely has staying power. This expression comes from racing, where it means “the strength to maintain speed through a race.” [Second half of 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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