单词 | power-driven |
释义 | power /powˈər or powr/noun
(often with up) to equip with mechanical or electrical power intransitive verb and transitive verb (informal)To move or propel with great force, energy or speed ORIGIN: OFr poer (Fr pouvoir), from LL potēre (for L posse) to be able powˈered adjective (often as combining form) equipped with mechanical, etc power, as in nuclear-powered powˈerful adjective
Exceedingly powˈerfully adverb powˈerfulness noun powˈerless adjective
powˈerlessly adverb powˈerlessness noun powˈer-amplifier or (informal) powˈer-amp noun (electronics) The stage or element in an amplifer that regulates power output (also power unit) powˈer-assisted adjective Helped by or using mechanical power power base noun An area, body of people, etc providing the foundation of a person or organization's power power block noun A politically important and powerful group or body powˈerboat noun A boat propelled by a motor, a motorboat power breakfast, power lunch or power tea noun (informal) A high-level business or political discussion held over breakfast, lunch or tea power broker noun A highly influential person able to sway the decisions, policies, etc of various groups power cut noun An interruption of, or diminution in, the electrical supply in a particular area power dive noun A usu steep dive by an aeroplane, made faster by using the engine(s) powˈer-dive intransitive verb and transitive verb powˈer-diving noun powˈer-dressed adjective power dressing noun The wearing, by businesswomen, of smart suits tailored on austerely masculine lines so as to give an impression of confident efficiency and have a daunting effect on colleagues, contacts, etc power drill, power lathe, power loom or power press noun A drill, lathe, loom or press worked by electricity or other form of power such as water or steam powˈer-driven adjective Worked by (esp mechanical or electrical) power power factor noun (elec eng) The ratio of the total power dissipated in an electric circuit to the total equivalent volt-amperes applied to that circuit powˈerhouse noun
powˈerlifting noun The sport of weightlifting power line noun A cable or conductor supplying mains electricity, esp an overhead one supported on poles or pylons power lunch see power breakfast above. power nap noun A short restorative sleep or rest in the middle of the day taken by a person involved in a demanding activity power of attorney see under attorn power-on self-test noun (computing) The checks carried out automatically by the BIOS software when a computer is first switched on (abbrev POST) power pack noun A device for adjusting an electric current to the voltages required by a particular piece of electronic equipment power plant noun
powˈerplay noun
power point noun
power politics singular noun International politics in which the course taken by states depends upon their knowledge that they can back their decisions with force or other coercive action power series noun (mathematics) An infinite series of the form Σan xn, or a0+a1 x1+a2 x2+a3 x3…, ie whose terms are ascending integral powers of a variable multiplied by constants power set noun (mathematics) A set comprising all the subsets of a given set powˈer-sharing noun Joint responsibility for shaping and executing policy held by all parties within an organization, etc power shovel noun A mobile excavating machine power station noun An electricity generating station power steering noun A steering system in a vehicle in which the rotating force exerted on the steering wheel is supplemented by engine power power structure noun The distribution and application of power within an organization or community power suit noun A tailored suit worn to project authority and confidence power take-off noun A device for transferring power from an engine to another piece of equipment powˈertrain noun (engineering) (in a motor vehicle) the drive-transmitting sequence represented by the engine, transmission, and parts connecting gearbox to wheel power unit noun A power-amplifier (see above) power user noun A computer user who is highly skilled and demands high quality and performance from software, etc power walking noun Walking briskly as an aerobic exercise in power
in someone's power
the powers that be The existing ruling authorities (Bible, Romans 13.1) |
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