| 词汇 | strength |
| 释义 | strength 4 ENTRIES FOUND: strength (noun) industrial-strength (adjective) pillar (noun) tower (noun) strength /ˈstrɛŋkθ/ noun plural strengths strength /ˈstrɛŋkθ/ noun plural strengths Learner's definition of STRENGTH 1 [noncount] : the quality or state of being physically strong力气；力量；体力 I don't have enough strength [=I'm not strong enough] to lift the box by myself.我一个人没有足够的力气提起那个箱子。 I was impressed by his strength.他的力气让我印象深刻。 She's doing exercises to build up the strength in her legs.她在做增强腿部力量的运动。 Don't work too hard. You need to conserve/save your strength for tomorrow.干活别太卖劲，你要为明天保存体力。 Pull-ups increase upper body strength.引体向上增强上肢力量。 muscular strength肌肉力量 Working on a farm requires a lot of physical strength.在农场劳动需要很强的体力。 He didn't mean to knock you down; he just doesn't know his own strength. [=doesn't realize how strong he really is]他不是有意打倒你的，他只是没有意识到自己的力气有多大。 She hit the ball with all her strength. [=she hit the ball as hard as she could]她用尽全力击球。 She goes to the gym for strength training. [=activities that make muscles stronger]她去健身房进行力量训练。 2 [noncount] : the ability to resist being moved or broken by a force（抗力的）强度，力度 the strength and durability of the material材料的强度和耐久性 bone strength骨骼强度 3 [noncount] : the quality that allows someone to deal with problems in a determined and effective way意志力；毅力 I pray that I'll have the strength to do what I have to do.但愿我有坚强的意志做我必须做的事情。 moral strength道德力量 His determination shows real strength of character.他的决心显示出了他坚韧的性格。 Her inner strength is an inspiration to us all.她的意志力鼓舞了我们所有人。 4 [count] : a quality or feature that makes someone or something effective or useful长处；优势 Her greatest strength is her keen attention to details.她最大的优势在于对细节敏锐的洞察力。 We talked about the strengths and weaknesses [=the good parts and bad parts] of the movie.我们讨论了这部电影的优缺点。 — opposite weakness 5 [noncount] : the power or influence of a group, organization, etc.实力；影响力 The antiwar movement is gathering/gaining strength. [=is becoming stronger and more effective]反战运动正日益强大。 The country has great military/economic strength.这个国家拥有强大的军事/经济实力。 There is strength in numbers. [=a group of people has more influence or power than one person]人多力量大。 We are negotiating from a position of strength. [=from a strong position; from a position that gives us an advantage]我们在谈判中处于强势地位。 The strike was intended as a show of strength by the union's leaders.这场罢工被工会领袖视为影响力的展示。 6 [noncount] — used to describe how strong or deeply held an emotion or opinion is（情感或意见的）强烈程度 The strength of their feelings inspired us all. = Their strength of feeling inspired us all.他们强烈的情感感染了我们。 I was impressed by the strength of her convictions.她坚定的信念令我印象深刻。 7 — used to describe how powerful something is（力的）强度，力度；浓度 [noncount] the strength of the wind风的强度 This device measures the strength of radio signals.这个设备可以测量无线电信号的强度。 maximum/regular/extra strength cough syrup最大/正常/增加浓度的止咳糖浆 industrial-strength floor cleaner强效地板清洁剂 The cleaning solution should be used at half-strength.应该使用一半浓度的洗涤液。 [count] medicines that come in lower strengths药效不太强的药品 8 [noncount] : the number of people in a group, army, team, etc.人力；人数；兵力 The battle cost the army about a quarter of its strength.这次战役使军队损失了约四分之一的兵力。 Now that the quarterback has recovered from his injury, this week the team will be functioning at full strength again. [=the team will have all its players again]既然四分卫的伤势已经恢复，本周球队将再次全员上阵。 We're only at half strength today. [=only half the usual number of people are here today]我们今天只有半数人员到场。 (chiefly Brit) The team is under/below strength today. [=the team does not have all of its players today]球队今天阵容不齐。 The enemies attacked in strength. [=in great numbers]敌人发动了大规模攻击。 9 [noncount] a : the value of a country's money when it is compared to money from other countries（货币价值的）坚挺程度 the strength of the U.S. dollar美元的坚挺程度 b : the financial condition of something经济实力 measuring the strength of the economy/market衡量经济/市场实力 go from strength to strength : to become better or more successful as time passes不断成功；日益壮大 Her career as a lawyer continues to go from strength to strength.她的律师事业蒸蒸日上。 on the strength of : because of the influence of (something)在…的影响下 I went and saw the film on the strength of his recommendation.在他的推荐下我去看了这部电影。 pillar of strength — see pillar tower of strength — see 1tower |
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