一、详细释义:


n.

力,力量,力气;实力;效力 [U]


例句:

As the days ensued, she recovered her strength.

随着时日的推移,她逐渐恢复了体力。


例句:

He was prizing up the box with all his strength.

他使尽力气设法撬开箱子。


例句:

She prayed for strength in her troubles.

她祈求上帝在困难时给她力量。


长处,优点 [C]


例句:

The warrior was conscious of both his strength and his weakness.

那位战士意识到自己的长处和缺点。


例句:

What is your greatest strength?

你的最大长处是什么?


(面对困境的)信心,勇气 [U]


例句:

Something gave me the strength to overcome the difficulty.

有些事给了我克服困难的勇气。


例句:

His strength is an inspiration to me in my life.

他的自信是对我人生的一种鼓舞。


强度;(酒等的)浓度


例句:

Intensity: One of the three elements of colour. It is the strength and brilliance of a colour.

色量:颜色三要素之一。它是颜色的强度的鲜明情况。


人数;兵力 [U]


例句:

the effective strength

实际人数


例句:

We have numerical strength over the enemy.

我方兵力多于敌方。


例句:

The police force is 500 below strength.

警察的人数尚需五百。


二、词义辨析:


energy,force,power,might,strength,vigour

这些名词均有“力”之意。 energy用于人时,指工作时焕发出的精力或干劲。 force着重指克服障碍,推动人或物朝所要求的方向运动或能产生明显效应的力量。 power最普通用词,泛指一切力量或能力等。 might多指巨大或超人的力量。 strength指机体内部的能力,是依靠身体组织而存在的力,经使用就变为force。 vigour指由生命元气的存在所产生的活力、精力。


三、相关短语:


tower of strength

可信赖的人,中流砥柱


field strength

场强


tensile strength

抗拉强度,抗张强度,伸张强度,拉力强度,拉张强度


magnetic field strength

【化】 磁场强度


四、参考例句:


the effective strength

实际人数


Their strength in defense counterbalances our strength in attack.

他们防卫的力量可抵消我们攻击的力量。


Their strength in defence counterbalances our strength in attack.

他们防卫的力量可抵消我们攻击的力量。


What is your greatest strength?

你的最大长处是什么?


Build strength, flexibility and stamina.

建立起力量、柔韧性和体能。


This spark is the strength of conviction.

这个火花就是信念的力量。


Reserve your strength for climbing the mount.

留着力气爬那个山峰吧。


He has less strength than I.

他力气比我小。


Whisky loses strength as it ages.

存放时间越久,威士忌的口味越淡。


Her great strength lies in her flexibility.

她的优势在于她灵活变通。