英语词汇“powerful”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

powerful

/ˈpaʊəfʊl

/ /ˈpaʊəf(ə)l/

adjective

1Having great power or strength: a fast, powerful car computers are now more compact and powerful...

Women may live longer than men because they have a more powerful immune system, it was reported yesterday.
She sounds invulnerable, not because she's powerful but because she's so darned nice.
The incidence also explains the powerful placebo effect of some treatments.

Synonyms

strong, muscular, muscly, sturdy, strapping, robust, mighty, hefty, brawny, burly, husky, athletic, manly, well built, Herculean, tough, solid, substantial, lusty

informal beefy, hunky, ripped, shredded

North American informal buff

US informal jacked

dated stalwart

literary stark, thewy

intoxicating, heady, hard, strong, stiff

rare spirituous, intoxicant

violent, forceful, heavy, hard, mighty, vigorous, hefty, thunderous

1.1Having control and influence over people and events: the world’s most powerful nation...

It has made it far harder for determined and powerful figures to control how people see events and that can only be a good thing.
So a handful of votes will determine the direction of the world's most powerful and influential country.
There is, Richard says, a subtler but no less powerful influence at work too.

Synonyms

influential, strong, high-powered, important, controlling, dominant, commanding, potent, forceful, vigorous, dynamic, formidable, redoubtable

informal big, high-octane

literary puissant

1.2Having a strong effect on people’s feelings or thoughts: his photomontages are powerful anti-war images...

Bold use of line and strong colour create powerful images that also provide an insight into the minds of the artists.
As a man of strong intellectual powers, many of his most powerful effects were carefully thought through.
But in the literary sphere it can generate quite powerful effects and exert a strong appeal.

Synonyms

cogent, compelling, convincing, persuasive, eloquent, impressive, striking, telling, influential;

forceful, strong, effective;

dramatic, passionate, graphic, vivid, moving, potent, authoritative, great, weighty, vigorous, forcible, irresistible, substantial

adverb [as submodifier] chiefly dialect

Very: walking is powerful hot work

Derivatives

powerfulness

noun ...

He is driven to silent tears, observed by Benigno who shares his emotion but, constrained by the powerfulness of the spectacle, cannot make a show of solidarity.
But to me it became a sense of not glamour but overwhelming powerfulness and that has stayed with me really for the rest of my life.
Likewise, colonial occupation gives the occupiers an easy sense of self-worth and powerfulness.

单词	powerful
释义	powerful /ˈpaʊəfʊl / /ˈpaʊəf(ə)l/ adjective 1Having great power or strength: a fast, powerful car computers are now more compact and powerful... Women may live longer than men because they have a more powerful immune system, it was reported yesterday. She sounds invulnerable, not because she's powerful but because she's so darned nice. The incidence also explains the powerful placebo effect of some treatments. Synonyms strong, muscular, muscly, sturdy, strapping, robust, mighty, hefty, brawny, burly, husky, athletic, manly, well built, Herculean, tough, solid, substantial, lusty informal beefy, hunky, ripped, shredded North American informal buff US informal jacked dated stalwart literary stark, thewy intoxicating, heady, hard, strong, stiff rare spirituous, intoxicant violent, forceful, heavy, hard, mighty, vigorous, hefty, thunderous 1.1Having control and influence over people and events: the world’s most powerful nation... It has made it far harder for determined and powerful figures to control how people see events and that can only be a good thing. So a handful of votes will determine the direction of the world's most powerful and influential country. There is, Richard says, a subtler but no less powerful influence at work too. Synonyms influential, strong, high-powered, important, controlling, dominant, commanding, potent, forceful, vigorous, dynamic, formidable, redoubtable informal big, high-octane literary puissant 1.2Having a strong effect on people’s feelings or thoughts: his photomontages are powerful anti-war images... Bold use of line and strong colour create powerful images that also provide an insight into the minds of the artists. As a man of strong intellectual powers, many of his most powerful effects were carefully thought through. But in the literary sphere it can generate quite powerful effects and exert a strong appeal. Synonyms cogent, compelling, convincing, persuasive, eloquent, impressive, striking, telling, influential; forceful, strong, effective; dramatic, passionate, graphic, vivid, moving, potent, authoritative, great, weighty, vigorous, forcible, irresistible, substantial adverb [as submodifier] chiefly dialect Very: walking is powerful hot work Derivatives powerfulness noun ... He is driven to silent tears, observed by Benigno who shares his emotion but, constrained by the powerfulness of the spectacle, cannot make a show of solidarity. But to me it became a sense of not glamour but overwhelming powerfulness and that has stayed with me really for the rest of my life. Likewise, colonial occupation gives the occupiers an easy sense of self-worth and powerfulness.
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