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IELTS BNC: 225 COCA: 271
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noun /ˈpaʊə(r)/
singularpower
pluralpowers
  1. 1
    [U] the ability to influence or control what people do or think 影响力；权力

    Power within the company is divided between the directors and the shareholders. 公司内部的权力由董事和股东们分摊。

    the power of television advertising 电视广告的影响力

    power over :

    Her parents still have a lot of power over her. 她父母对她仍然具有很大的威慑力。

    power struggle (=an attempt by each of two people or groups to get control) 权力之争 :

    a power struggle within the party 该党内部的权力之争

     Synonyms and related words
    Power, authority, influence and leadership: leadership, power, authority...
    1. a.
      [U] the ability to achieve something or to make something happen 能力；本领

      purchasing/bargaining/earning power 采购/讨价还价/赚钱的能力

      beyond your power :

      I had always believed such an achievement was beyond my power. 我一直以为这样的成就是非我能力之所及的。

      do everything in/within your power :

      Willis did everything within his power for his client. 威利斯为了他的客户而竭尽所能。

       Synonyms and related words
      Skill, talent and ability: experience, ability, skill...
    2. b.
      [C/U] a natural or unusual ability for doing something （自然或超凡的）力量，能力；天赋

      He has amazing powers of concentration. 他有惊人的专注力。

      the power to do something :

      Some people believed Rashad had the power to perform miracles. 有些人认为拉沙德有能力创造奇迹。

       Synonyms and related words
      Skill, talent and ability: experience, ability, skill...
  2. 2
    [C/U] political control of a country or government 政权；权力

    The plan aims to strengthen governmental powers. 这个计划旨在加强政府的权力。

    be in power :

    The ruling Social Democratic party has been in power for ten years. 执政的社会民主党已经当权10年了。

    seize power :

    Later that year, the generals seized power in a bloody coup. 那一年晚些时候，将军们在一次血腥的政变中夺取了政权。

     Synonyms and related words
    Power, authority, influence and leadership: leadership, power, authority...
    1. a.
      [C/U] official or legal authority to do something 职权；授予的权力

      A high court has power to overturn the lower court's decision. 高等法院有权推翻低级法院的判决。

      exercise your power (=use your authority) 行使权力 :

      Under the dictatorship, the army was allowed to exercise vast powers. 独裁政府允许军队行使极大的权力。

      abuse your power (=use your authority in a bad way) 滥用职权 :

      Local officials were found to be abusing their power. 地方官员被发现滥用职权。

       Synonyms and related words
      Power, authority, influence and leadership: leadership, power, authority...
    2. b.
      [C] a country that is able to influence other countries because of its economic or military strength 强国；大国

      China has emerged as a major economic power in Asia. 中国已经成为亚洲的一个经济强国。

       Synonyms and related words
      General words for countries: nation, republic, democracy...
  3. 3
    [U] energy obtained from oil, coal, the sun etc, used for operating equipment and machines 能量

    solar power 太阳能

     Synonyms and related words
    Fuel and using fuel: biofuel, biogas, biomass...
    1. a.
      the supply of electricity to your home, office, community etc 电；电力
       Synonyms and related words
      Electricity and electrical power: AC, active, alternating current...
  4. 4
    [U] physical force or strength 力；力量

    The boy was thrown backwards against a tree by the power of the blast. 男孩被气浪的威力向后甩去，撞在一棵树上。

    the power of the crocodile's jaws 鳄鱼腭的力量

     Synonyms and related words
    Physical strength: strength, force, energy...
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    [U] the ability of a machine or vehicle to operate quickly and effectively （机器或交通工具的）功率，效能

    I'm going to need a computer with more power. 我需要一台功能更强大的计算机。

     Synonyms and related words
    Engine and machine behaviour: backfire, burn up, come to life...
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    [C] maths used in mathematics for saying how many times you multiply a number by itself. For example ‘10 to the power of 3' means 10x10x10. 乘方；幂
     Synonyms and related words
    Expressions used in calculation and mathematics: and, divide/multiply by, iff...
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    the power behind the throne/scenes a person who exerts influence on someone powerful without having a formal status

    Rebecca was a power behind the throne when it came to appointing the company's key executives.

    Submitted by Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 12/07/2017
     
  8. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    the power behind the throne someone with no official position in an organization but who secretly controls it

    My friend is head of the business but his wife is the real power behind the throne.

    Submitted by Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 10/11/2018
     
See also
Metaphor: power
Having power and controlling someone is like being in a higher position than them. Not having power is like being low down. 有权有势者就像处于高位(higher position)，无权无势者如同处于低位(low down)。
  • They have no power/control over their staff. 他们无权控制／无法管理员工。
  • She ruled over the empire for many years. 她统治帝国很多年。
  • He remained at the top for ten years, until his retirement. 他身居高位10年，直到退休为止。
  • They have come out on top yet again. 他们再次占据高位。
  • She holds the highest position in the company. 在公司里，她的地位最高。
  • There are many staff under her. 她手下有许多员工。
  • How many people are there above you? 有多少人地位比你高？
  • I began my career as a lowly office worker. 刚入行时我只是一名低级办公人员。
  • Don't let them walk all over you. 不要让他们骑在你头上。
  • the upper/lower classes 上流/下层社会
  • They were downtrodden and oppressed. 他们遭到蹂躏和压迫。
  • She's completely under his thumb. 她完全在他的掌控之中。
Having power and control is like holding someone or something, or like driving a vehicle or controlling an animal. 有权有势就如同掌控着(holding) 某人或某物，或者就像驾车(driving a vehicle) 或驾驭牲口（controlling an animal） 一样。
  • They have a hold over him. 他们控制着他。
  • The military forces seized power. 军队夺取了政权。
  • Police kept a firm grip on dissenters. 警察牢牢控制着持不同政见者。
  • She seems to have a handle on most of the work. 她好像对大部分工作都驾轻就熟。
  • I've got the situation well in hand. 我已经完全掌控了局面。
  • The children are completely out of hand. 孩子们完全不受管束。
  • Who makes the decisions? Who is pulling the strings? 是谁作决策？谁在幕后操纵？
  • I have no idea who's in the driving seat. 我不知道是谁在左右一切。
  • The company expanded greatly during his years in the saddle. 在他当权的几年间，公司大规模地扩张了。
  • She is steering the country through much-needed reforms. 她正在引导着该国进行急需的改革。
  • She kept her staff on a very tight rein. 她严格控制着她的员工。
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power
verb /ˈpaʊə(r)/
present tense
I/you/we/theypower
he/she/itpowers
present participlepowering
past tensepowered
past participlepowered
  1. 1
    [T] to give a machine or vehicle power 给…提供动力；以动力驱动（机器或车辆）

    a new vehicle powered by fuel cells 由燃料电池驱动的一种新型交通工具

     Synonyms and related words
    To make a machine or piece of equipment work: activate, actuate, coax...
  2. 2
    [I] mainly journalism to move very quickly, so that you defeat others 飞速行驶，快速行进（以击败敌手）
    power through/past :

    She powered through the last lap of the race. 她飞一般地跑完了赛程的最后一圈。

     Synonyms and related words
    To move somewhere quickly: fly, hasten, speed...

phrasal verbs

power
adjective /ˈpaʊə(r)/
  1. operated by electricity or by a motor 电动的；机动的

    a power drill 动力钻

     Synonyms and related words
    Describing machines and pieces of equipment: all-singing, all-dancing, analog, analogue...
IELTS BNC: 225 COCA: 271
power

noun¹

 1authority/control權力；控制ADJECTIVE | VERB + POWER | POWER + VERB | POWER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤absolute, ultimate絕對／最高權力▸➤considerable, enormous, tremendous相當大的權力；巨大的影響力▸➤real真正的權力◇The emperor held no real power.這位皇帝沒有掌握實權。➤limited有限的權力▸➤arbitrary專斷的權力▸➤economic, legal, legislative, political經濟力量；法律的力量；立法權；政治力量▸➤corporate公司權力▸➤executive行政權力◇He sits on the board but has no executive power.他是董事會成員，但沒有行政權力。➤veto否決權▸➤popular民眾的力量▸➤secular世俗權力▸➤federal聯邦政府的權力▸➤imperial皇權▸➤higher更高的權力◇belief in a higher power相信更高一層的權力VERB + POWER➤come to, rise to上台◇When did this government come to power?本屆政府是何時上台執政的？➤assume, gain, get, seize, take開始掌權；奪權；取得權力◇The prince assumed power in his father's place.王子取代父王登上了王位。➤return to重新掌權▸➤restore sb to, return sb to恢復某人的權力▸➤have, hold有權力；掌權◇The court has no power to order a psychiatric examination of the child's parents.法院無權要求對孩子的父母進行精神病檢查。◇They held power for 18 years.他們掌權 18 年。➤share共掌權力▸➤exercise, use, wield行使權力；掌控權力▸➤demonstrate, show顯示權力▸➤abuse濫用權力▸➤confer, give sb, grant sb賦予權力；給予某人權力◇certain powers that were granted to the government給予政府的某些權力➤limit限制權力▸➤lack缺乏權力▸➤fall from, lose喪失權力；失勢◇They fell from power in 1992.他們 1992 年下台了。➤give up, relinquish, renounce放棄權力▸➤delegate, devolve (especially BrE) 下放／移交權力◇Some states delegate police power to municipalities.一些州把警察權力交給市政當局。POWER + VERB➤be concentrated in (the hands of sb/sth), flow from sb/sth, lie with sb/sth, rest with sb/sth權力集中（在⋯之手）；權力屬於⋯◇The real legislative power still rests with the lower chamber.真正的立法權仍然在下議院手中。POWER + NOUN➤struggle權力鬥爭◇Who will get the upper hand in this power struggle?誰會在這一權力鬥爭中佔上風？➤relations, structure權力關係／結構▸➤base權力基礎◇The party's power base is in the industrial north of the country.該政黨的權力基礎在該國北部的工業區。➤broker權力掮客PREPOSITION➤in power掌權◇the party in power執政黨➤in sb's power由某人控制◇They held us in their power.他們控制着我們。➤power of⋯的權力◇the power of veto否決權➤power over對⋯的控制力◇The government has limited legal powers over television.按照法律，政府對電視的控制權是有限的。PHRASES➤abuse of power濫用職權➤the balance of power均勢◇The war brought about a shift in the balance of power.戰爭改變了權力均衡的局面。➤a bid for power權力之爭➤the exercise of power權力的行使▸➤a position of power支配地位◇the father's position of power and influence in the home父親在家中的支配地位與影響力➤the power behind the throne (= the person who is really in control) 幕後指揮者◇People say that the First Lady is the power behind the throne.人們說第一夫人是幕後的操控者。➤a transfer of power權力的移交◇the transfer of power from a military to a civilian government權力由軍政府向文官政府的轉移
power

noun²

 2ability to do sth能力ADJECTIVE | VERB + POWER | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤air, combat, military, naval, sea (especially BrE) 空軍力量；軍事力量；海軍實力；海上力量◇an increase in China's air power中國空軍力量的增長➤fire火力◇weapons with enormous fire power火力強大的武器➤bargaining談判能力▸➤computing, processing計算／處理能力▸➤healing治療作用◇the healing power of sleep睡眠的治療作用➤buying, earning, purchasing購買力；賺錢的本領▸➤staying持久力◇Having served in four governments, he has the greatest staying power of any politician today.他在 4 屆政府中任職，是現今最有持久力的政界人士。➤special特別權力▸➤magic, magical, mystical, psychic, supernatural魔力；神秘的力量；超自然力◇They believe he has supernatural powers.他們相信他有超自然力。VERB + POWER➤have, possess有作用▸➤use使用能源▸➤develop逐漸形成本領▸➤increase, limit, reduce增加／限制／降低作用▸➤lack缺乏力量▸➤lose失去作用◇Religion is rapidly losing its power to shape our lives.宗教正在迅速喪失對我們生活狀態的影響力。➤underestimate低估能力◇Don't underestimate my powers of persuasion.不要小看我的說服能力。PREPOSITION➤beyond sb/sth's power超出⋯的能力◇a task still beyond any computer's power計算機仍無能力完成的任務➤in sb's power, within sb's power在某人的能力以內◇I'm afraid it's not within my power to help you.恐怕我無力幫助你。➤through the power of通過⋯的力量◇He wants to change the world through the power of prayer.他想通過祈禱的力量改變世界。➤powers as作為⋯的技能◇a tribute to his powers as a teacher他授課能力的證明➤power of⋯的能力◇her powers of observation她的觀察力◇I lost my power of speech for a while after the accident.事故發生後有一段時間我無法說話。PHRASES➤at the height of your powers, at the peak of your powers, at the zenith of your powers在實力的鼎盛時期◇In 1946 Dalí was at the peak of his powers.1946 年達利處於創作能力的頂峰。➤do all in your power, do everything in your power盡全力◇He did everything in his power to find us somewhere to live.他盡全力為我們找住處。
power

noun³

 3country with influence強國ADJECTIVE➤great, major大國▸➤world世界大國▸➤foreign外強▸➤allied, enemy同盟國；敵國▸➤occupying佔領國▸➤victorious戰勝國▸➤European, Western, etc.歐洲、西方等強國◇major European powers such as France and Germany法國和德國等主要的歐洲強國➤colonial, imperial, industrial, naval殖民主義／帝國主義／工業／海上強國
power

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 4force/strength力量ADJECTIVE➤awesome, great, real, tremendous令人敬畏的／偉大的／真正的／巨大的力量◇It was a performance of great power.這是一個強大力量的表現。➤raw原始力量◇the raw power of their music他們音樂的原生力量➤destructive, terrible破壞力◇the destructive power of a hurricane颶風的破壞力➤star (especially NAmE) 明星的力量◇She exudes star power whenever she's on screen.她每次出現在屏幕上時都散發出明星的魅力。
power

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 5energy能量ADJECTIVE | VERB + POWER | POWER + VERB | POWER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤full最大功率◇The plane was still climbing at full power.飛機仍然以最大功率向上爬升。➤reduced減小的功率◇The transmitter is operating on reduced power.發報機正在功率不足的情況下運轉。➤electric, electrical, hydroelectric, nuclear, solar, steam, tidal, water, wind電力；水電；核動力；太陽能；蒸汽動力；潮汐能；水力發電；風力發電VERB + POWER➤generate, produce產生動力◇They use these streams to generate power for the mill.他們利用這些溪流給磨坊發電。➤provide (sb/sth with), supply (sb/sth with)（為⋯）提供動力；（為⋯）供電◇This wheel provides the power to the cutting machine.這台水車為切割機提供動力。➤use使用能源▸➤harness利用能源▸➤turn on打開電源開關▸➤cut off, turn off切斷電源POWER + VERB➤drive sth, run sth能源驅動⋯◇Wind power is used to drive the machinery.機器用風力驅動。➤go off, go out (especially NAmE) 動力停止；停電◇She was in the elevator when the power went off.她在電梯裏時停電了。POWER + NOUN➤cable, grid, line, point, source, supply, system電力電纜；電網；輸電線；電源插座；電源；供電；電力系統▸➤tool電動工具◇Power tools make many jobs so much easier.電動工具使很多工作輕鬆多了。➤plant, station (BrE) 發電廠▸➤worker電廠工人▸➤cut, failure, outage (NAmE) 斷電；停電▸➤consumption電力消耗PREPOSITION➤power for給⋯的動力◇The generator supplies power for lighting.發電機提供照明用電。PHRASES➤a source of power電源
IELTS BNC: 225 COCA: 271
power noun
⇨ power (air/bargaining power) ⇨ ability (the power of speech) ⇨ control (seize power) ⇨ country 1 (a world power) ⇨ effect (the power of the media) ⇨ energy 1 (nuclear/solar power) ⇨ force (physical power) ⇨ right (the power of veto) ⇨ be in power ⇨ rule verb 1 power

noun

power ♦︎ influence ♦︎ weight ♦︎ leverage ♦︎ sayThese are all words for the ability that sb has to influence what people do or the way sth happens. 这些词均表示影响力、支配力。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb's influence / leverage over sb◆great power / influence / weight / leverage◆considerable / political power / influence / weight / leverage◆economic / financial power / weight / leverage◆to have power / influence / leverage / a say◆to use / exercise (your) power / influence / leverage◆to exert (your) power / influence / leverage (over sb)■ power [uncountable] (used in compounds 用于复合词) strength in a particular area of activity （某方面的）力量，影响，实力◆The country's dominance was assured by its technological and military power.该国的技术和军事实力确保了它的主导地位。◆Increased trade union bargaining power led to higher wage settlements.工会讨价还价的能力提高了，导致协议工资上涨。◆Those aged over 55 now have a purchasing power of more than £30 billion annually (= they have that amount available to spend).现在年龄在55岁以上的人年购买力高于300亿英镑。■ influence [uncountable] the ability of sb/sth to make sb/sth behave in a particular way 支配力；控制力；影响力◆Her parents no longer have any real influence over her.她的父母对她不再有任何真正的影响力。◆She could probably exert her influence with the manager and get you a job.她或许能对经理施展她的影响力，给你弄份工作。◆Drug cartels wielded enormous influence in the city.药品企业联盟在这个城市拥有巨大的影响力。■ weight [uncountable] the importance given to sb/sth and their ability to influence sb/sth 重要性；影响力◆Your opinion carries weight with the boss.你的意见老板会重视。◆Environmental considerations were given due weight in making the decision.在决策过程中，环境问题得到了应有的重视。◆The president now has to lend his weight to the project.总统现在只能表示支持这个项目。■ leverage ˈliːvərɪdʒ; NAmE ˈlevərɪdʒ [uncountable] (formal) the ability of sb to influence sb/sth, especially because of their position （尤指因地位而获得的）影响力◆Retailers can exert leverage over producers by threatening to take their business elsewhere.零售商可以用另谋厂家来威胁生产商，向他们施加压力。■ say [uncountable, singular] the right or opportunity to influence sth by giving your opinion before a decision is made 决定权；发言权◆We had no say in the decision to sell the company.在出售公司这件事上，我们没有发言权。◆The judge has the final say on the sentence.法官对判决有最后的决定权。◆She won't be happy until she's had her say (= had the opportunity to express herself fully about sth).她要把话都说出来才痛快。

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