strength

英 [streŋθ]

美 [streŋθ]

n.  体力; 力气; 力量; 强度; 毅力; 坚强决心; 意志力量

复数：strengths　

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同义词辨析

energyforcepowerstrength【导航词义：能量，力量】

习惯用语

n.

go from strength to strength
• 越来越兴旺发达；不断取得成功
  to become more and more successful
• Since her appointment the department has gone from strength to strength.
  自她上任以来，这个部门越来越兴旺了。
on the strength of sth
• 凭借（或根据）某事物；在某事物的影响下
  because sb has been influenced or persuaded by sth
• I got the job on the strength of your recommendation.
  由于您的推荐，我得到了那份工作。
a tower of strength
• （危难时的）可依靠的人，主心骨
  a person that you can rely on to help, protect and comfort you when you are in trouble

牛津词典

noun

强壮；牢固 being physically strong
• 体力；力气；力量
  the quality of being physically strong
  1. He pushed against the rock with all his strength.
     他用全力推那块石头。
  2. It may take a few weeks for you to build up your strength again.
     可能需要几个星期你才能恢复体力。
  3. She didn't have the strength to walk any further.
     她再也走不动了。
  4. He had a physical strength that matched his outward appearance.
     他的体力与他的外形相称。
• 强度
  the ability that sth has to resist force or hold heavy weights without breaking or being damaged
  1. the strength of a rope
     绳子的强度
勇敢 being brave
• 毅力；坚强决心；意志力量
  the quality of being brave and determined in a difficult situation
  1. During this ordeal he was able to draw strength from his faith.
     在这次磨难中，他得以从自己的信仰中吸取力量。
  2. She has a remarkable inner strength .
     她有非凡的意志力。
  3. You have shown great strength of character .
     你表现得很有毅力。
实力；势力 power/influence
• 实力
  the power and influence that sb/sth has
  1. Political power depends upon economic strength.
     政治权力取决于经济实力。
  2. Their superior military strength gives them a huge advantage.
     他们军事实力较强，占有巨大优势。
  3. to negotiate from a position of strength
     以实力地位谈判
  4. The rally was intended to be a show of strength by the socialists.
     社会主义者组织这次集会意在显示力量。
意见；感情 of opinion/feeling
• 强烈程度；深度
  how strong or deeply felt an opinion or a feeling is
  1. the strength of public opinion
     公众舆论的强烈程度
  2. This view has recently gathered strength (= become stronger or more widely held) .
     这种观点近来已为更多人接受了。
  3. I was surprised by the strength of her feelings.
     她感情之强烈让我吃惊。
优势 advantage
• 优势；优点；长处
  a quality or an ability that a person or thing has that gives them an advantage
  1. The ability to keep calm is one of her many strengths.
     能够保持冷静是她的多项长处之一。
  2. the strengths and weaknesses of an argument
     一个论点的有力之处与薄弱之处
自然力 of natural force
• 强度；力度
  how strong a natural force is
  1. the strength of the sun
     太阳的强度
  2. wind strength
     风力
  3. the strength and direction of the tide
     潮水的流速与方向
味道 of flavour
• 浓度；浓淡程度
  how strong a particular flavour or substance is
  1. Add more curry powder depending on the strength required.
     按所要求的口味轻重再加点咖喱粉。
  2. a range of beers with different strengths (= with different amounts of alcohol in them)
     各种度数不同的啤酒
货币 of currency
• 强弱（程度）
  how strong a country's currency (= unit of money) is in relation to other countries' currencies
  1. the strength of the dollar
     美元的强弱
群体人数多寡 number in group
• 人数多寡；人力
  the number of people in a group, a team or an organization
  1. The strength of the workforce is about to be doubled from 3 000 to 6 000.
     职工人数将翻一番，由3 000人增加为6 000人。
  2. The team will be back at full strength (= with all the best players) for the next match.
     这支队在下场比赛将恢复最佳的阵容。
  3. The protesters turned out in strength (= in large numbers) .
     抗议者大量聚集。
  4. These cuts have left the local police force under strength (= with fewer members than it needs) .
     这几次裁减造成地方警力不足。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 体力;力气;力量
  Yourstrengthis the physical energy that you have, which gives you the ability to perform various actions, such as lifting or moving things.
  1. She has always been encouraged to swim to build up the strength of her muscles...
     一直有人鼓励她去游泳以强健体魄。
  2. He threw it forward with all his strength...
     他使尽全力把它扔向前方。
  3. You don't need strength to take part in this sport...
     参加这项运动不需要太多体力。
  4. He leant against the wall, fighting for strength to continue.
     他靠在墙上，努力想鼓起劲继续下去。
• N-UNCOUNT (面对困境的)信心，勇气
  Someone'sstrengthin a difficult situation is their confidence or courage.
  1. Something gave me the strength to overcome the difficulty...
     有些事给了我克服困难的勇气。
  2. His strength is an inspiration to me in my life...
     他的自信是对我人生的一种鼓舞。
  3. I think she showed great strength of character in turning down what must have been a very lucrative offer...
     她拒绝了那个绝对诱人的提议，我认为这显示出了她性格中非凡的意志力。
  4. You need strength of mind to stand up for yourself.
     你需要用精神力量来支持自己。
• N-UNCOUNT 强度
  Thestrengthof an object or material is its ability to be treated roughly, or to carry heavy weights, without being damaged or destroyed.
  1. He checked the strength of the cables.
     他检查了一下钢索的强度。
  2. ...the properties of a material, such as strength or electrical conductivity.
     一种材料的特性，比如强度或导电性
• N-UNCOUNT 实力;影响力
  Thestrengthof a person, organization, or country is the power or influence that they have.
  1. America values its economic leadership, and the political and military strength that goes with it...
     美国重视其经济领导地位以及随之产生的政治和军事实力。
  2. The Alliance in its first show of strength drew a hundred thousand-strong crowd to a rally...
     该联盟的第一次实力展示便吸引了 10 万余众参加集会。
  3. They have their own independence movement which is gathering strength.
     他们自己发起了独立运动，其力量正逐渐壮大。
• N-UNCOUNT (情感、意见、信念的)深度，强烈程度，影响程度
  If you refer to thestrength ofa feeling, opinion, or belief, you are talking about how deeply it is felt or believed by people, or how much they are influenced by it.
  1. He was surprised at the strength of his own feeling...
     他感情之强烈令他自己都很吃惊。
  2. ...the Civil War and the strength of feeling it had engendered among the Spanish people...
     内战以及其在西班牙民众中所激发的强烈情感
  3. What makes a mayor successful in Los Angeles is the strength of his public support.
     要想在洛杉矶当好市长，公众的大力支持是关键。
• N-VAR 优势;优点;长处
  Someone'sstrengthsare the qualities and abilities that they have which are an advantage to them, or which make them successful.
  1. Take into account your own strengths and weaknesses...
     考虑一下你自己的优缺点。
  2. Vision and ambition are his great strengths...
     目光远大、雄心勃勃是他的两大优点。
  3. Tact was never Mr Moore's strength...
     摩尔先生处事不够圆通。
  4. Organisation is the strength of any good army...
     任何优良部队都是很有组织纪律性的。
  5. The book's strength lay in its depiction of present-day Tokyo.
     该书的精彩之处在于其对现今东京的描写。
• N-UNCOUNT (货币、经济、工业的)坚挺
  If you refer to thestrengthof a currency, economy, or industry, you mean that its value or success is steady or increasing.
  1. ...the long-term competitive strength of the American economy...
     美国经济的长期竞争力
  2. The drop was caused partly by the pound's strength against the dollar.
     下降的部分原因在于英镑对美元的升值。
• N-UNCOUNT 人数;人力
  Thestrengthof a group of people is the total number of people in it.
  1. ...elite forces, comprising about one-tenth of the strength of the army.
     约占军队总人数1/10的精锐部队
• N-UNCOUNT (风等的)强度，力度，速度
  Thestrengthof a wind, current, or other force is its power or speed.
  1. Its oscillation depends on the strength of the gravitational field...
     它的振动幅度取决于引力场的强度。
  2. A tropical storm is gaining strength in the eastern Atlantic.
     在大西洋东部，一场热带风暴的风力正逐渐增强。
• N-UNCOUNT (饮料、化学品、药品的)浓度，浓淡程度
  Thestrengthof a drink, chemical, or drug is the amount of the particular substance in it that gives it its particular effect.
  1. It is very alcoholic, sometimes near the strength of port...
     它的酒精浓度很高，有时接近波尔图葡萄酒的浓度。
  2. Each capsule contains between 30 and 100 pellets of morphine sulphate according to the strength of dose required...
     根据所需剂量的浓度不同，每颗胶囊里含有 30 至 100 个吗啡硫酸盐颗粒。
  3. What's the scale that's used to compare the strength of acids and alkalis?
     用何种标准来比较酸碱度？
• N-UNCOUNT (味道、气味、颜色、声音、光照的)程度
  You can talk about thestrengthof a flavour, smell, colour, sound, or light to describe how intense or easily noticed it is.
  1. The wine has lots of strength of flavour.
     该酒口味醇厚。
• PHRASE 日益兴隆;不断取得成功;信心倍增
  If a person or organizationgoes from strength to strength, they become more and more successful or confident.
  1. Since her heart and lung transplant operation she has gone from strength to strength...
     做过心肺移植手术后，她的身体不断好转。
  2. A decade later, the company has gone from strength to strength.
     十年后，该公司已经逐渐壮大。
• PHRASE (队伍或军队的)全员，满员，最佳阵容
  If a team or army is atfull strength, all the members that it needs or usually has are present.
  1. He needed more time to bring US forces there up to full strength.
     他需要更多时间来增派兵力，以确保驻扎在那里的美国军队兵力充足。
  2. ...a full-strength team.
     阵容齐整的队伍
• PHRASE 大量，大批(聚集)
  If a group turns outin strength, they arrive in large numbers.
  1. Mr Gore called on voters and party workers to turn out in strength...
     戈尔先生号召选民和政党工作人员积极前来投票。
  2. Security forces have been out in strength.
     已经出动了大批安全部队。
• PHRASE 在…的影响下;凭借;依赖
  If one thing is doneon the strength ofanother, it is done because of the influence of that other thing.
  1. He was elected to power on the strength of his charisma...
     他凭借其个人魅力而当选掌权。
  2. On the strength of those grades, he won a scholarship to Syracuse University.
     凭借那些成绩，他赢得了锡拉丘兹大学的奖学金。
• PHRASE (军队或队伍)人员不足，阵容不全
  If an army or team isunder strengthorbelow strength, it does not have all the members that it needs or usually has.
  1. His regiments were considerably under strength...
     他的几个团兵力严重不足。
  2. They had been beaten by a below-strength side.
     他们被一支阵容不齐的队伍打败了。

英英释义

noun

• the property of being physically or mentally strong
  1. fatigue sapped his strength
• capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
  1. the toxin's potency
  2. the strength of the drinks
  Synonym:potencyeffectiveness
• physical energy or intensity
  1. he hit with all the force he could muster
  2. it was destroyed by the strength of the gale
  3. a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man
  Synonym:forceforcefulness
• permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  1. they advertised the durability of their products
  Synonym:lastingnessdurabilityenduringness
• the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
  1. he adjusted the intensity of the sound
  2. they measured the station's signal strength
  Synonym:intensityintensity level
• an asset of special worth or utility
  1. cooking is his forte
  Synonym:fortestrong suitlong suitmetierspecialtyspecialitystrong point
• the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty
  1. the strength of his argument settled the matter
  Synonym:persuasiveness
• capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
  1. we faced an army of great strength
  2. politicians have neglected our military posture
  Synonym:military capabilitymilitary strengthmilitary postureposture
• the condition of financial success
  1. the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks

双语例句

• The book's strength lay in its depiction of present-day Tokyo.
  该书的精彩之处在于其对现今东京的描写。
• Mr Gore called on voters and party workers to turn out in strength
  戈尔先生号召选民和政党工作人员积极前来投票。
• What makes a mayor successful in Los Angeles is the strength of his public support.
  要想在洛杉矶当好市长，公众的大力支持是关键。
• Something gave me the strength to overcome the difficulty
  有些事给了我克服困难的勇气。
• Vision and ambition are his great strengths
  目光远大、雄心勃勃是他的两大优点。
• He needed more time to bring US forces there up to full strength.
  他需要更多时间来增派兵力，以确保驻扎在那里的美国军队兵力充足。
• He was surprised at the strength of his own feeling
  他感情之强烈令他自己都很吃惊。
• You don't need strength to take part in this sport
  参加这项运动不需要太多体力。
• The drop was caused partly by the pound's strength against the dollar.
  下降的部分原因在于英镑对美元的升值。
• Since her heart and lung transplant operation she has gone from strength to strength
  做过心肺移植手术后，她的身体不断好转。