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单词 strength
释义
strength
noun
uk
/streŋθ/us
/streŋθ/

strengthnoun(POWER)

B2[U]
theabilityto do things that need a lot ofphysicalormentaleffort:
体力；力气；力量；实力
She had the strength andstaminato take theleadandwinthegoldmedal.她有领先并夺金的体力和耐力。
Admitting you've made amistakeis asignof strength, notweakness.承认自己犯了错误显示出的是坚强，而不是软弱。
Heshowedgreatstrengthofcharacterwhen herefusedtoacceptthebribes.他拒绝接受贿赂，表现出崇高的人格。
We willstruggleon,drawingourstrength from thecourageofothers.我们应该从其他人的勇气中汲取力量，继续奋斗。
Much of the country'smilitarystrengthliesinitsmissileforce.这个国家的军事实力主要体现在导弹部队上。
C2[Cusually singular]
thedegreeto which something isstrongorpowerful:
强度；力度
If the twopartiesjoinedforces,theircombinedstrength would be 127seats.如果两党联合，他们将共同拥有127个席位。
You cangauge(=measure)the strength of ademocracyby the way ittreatsitsminorities.你可以根据一个国家对待少数民族的方式来估量其民主程度。
More examples
  • I'm not beinglazy- I'm justconservingmy strength forlater.
  • You musteattokeepyourstrength up.
  • Theteamwill need all the strength they canmustertowinthisgame.
  • This will be aseveretestofourstrength.
  • They gave himsouptobuildup his strength.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal physiology: fit & healthy
  • a clean bill of healthidiom
  • acrobatic
  • agility
  • agree withsomething
  • amazonian
  • apple
  • athletic
  • brawn
  • healthful
  • muscled
  • nail
  • non-disabled
  • outdoorsy
  • regularity
  • ripped
  • stalwart
  • strapping
  • the able-bodied
  • tone
  • trim
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Power and intensity

strengthnoun(GOOD FEATURE)

C1[C]
a goodcharacteristic:
优点，长处，强项
She's wellawareof her strengths and weaknesses as anartist.她非常清楚自己作为一个艺术家的优点和不足。
Hisgreateststrengths are hisdeterminationandresilience.他最大的长处是他的决断力和适应力。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Skill, talent and ability
  • ability
  • accomplishment
  • accuracy
  • acumen
  • adroitness
  • endowment
  • flair
  • forte
  • functional skills
  • functioning
  • genius
  • muscle memory
  • non-technical
  • polish
  • prestidigitation
  • proficiency
  • speciality
  • wheelhouse
  • wizardry
  • workmanship
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strengthnoun(NUMBER)

[U]
thenumberofpeoplein agroup:
人数；人力
What's thecurrentstrengthofthe city'spoliceforce?城市目前的警力有多少人？
in strength
inlargenumbers:
大量地
Demonstratorsarrivedin strength toprotestagainst themilitaryaction.大批的示威者赶来，抗议采取军事行动。
below strengthUK
If agroupis below strength, it consists of fewerpeopleormembersthanusual:
人手不够，人员不足
Theofficewill be below strength inAugustwhen a lot ofpeoplewill be away.8月份许多人不在，办公室就会人手不足。
at full strength
at thebestlevelofabilitypossible:
处于最佳状态；处于能力最强的阶段
He is notexpectedto be atfullstrength for therestof theseason.不能期待他的能力在赛季剩下的时间里可以达到最高点。
with thecompletenumberofpeoplewho are usually in agroup:
以全员，以满员
Staffcutshavemeantthat we haven't beenworkingatfullstrength for ayear.裁员意味着我们已经在人手不足的情况下工作了一年了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
General words for size and amount
  • -sized
  • amount
  • bulk
  • content
  • element
  • extent
  • flow
  • footprint
  • good things come in small packagesidiom
  • level
  • load
  • measure
  • much
  • number
  • order
  • percent
  • quota
  • ration
  • small-scale
  • so muchidiom
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Large in number or quantity
Small in number and quantity
Good, better and best
Linguistics: both, all, each & every

Idioms

give me strength!
go from strength to strength
on the strength ofsomething
a tower of strength
(Definition ofstrengthfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

strength| American Dictionary

strength
noun
us
/streŋkθ,streŋθ/

strengthnoun(PHYSICAL POWER)

[U]
theabilityto do things thatdemandphysicaleffort, or thedegreeto which something isstrongorpowerful:
After havingsurgery, ittakesa while to getyourstrength back.
Makingbasketsrequiresskillmore thanphysicalstrength.
Thestormisgathering/gainingstrength.
[U]
The strength of adrugisitsabilityto have aneffect.

strengthnoun(BRAVERY)

[U]
braveryindealingwithdifficulties:
Heshowedrealstrength inrefusingtochangehisvoteinspiteof thecallfrom thepresident.

strengthnoun(GOOD FEATURE)

[C/U]
apositivequalitythat makes you moreeffective:
[C]Theplanhad both strengths and weaknesses.
[C]Herdrivetosucceedwas arealstrength.
[C/U]
The strength of acompanyoreconomyisitsabilitytoproducegoods,profits, andjobs:
[U]aperiodofcontinuingeconomicstrength

strengthnoun(NUMBER)

[U]
thenumberofpeoplein agroup:
Estimates ofenemytroopstrengthsdiffered.

Idiom

on the strength ofsomething
(Definition ofstrengthfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

strength| Business English

strength
noun
uk
/streŋθ/us
[SorU]
theamountofpowerorinfluencethat someone or something has:
Advertisingrevenuesin the UK haveremainedflat,althoughthis has beenoffsetby strength in the company'sSouthAfricanandAustralasianoperations.
the strength of sthTheoutlookisuncertainand we cannot rely on the strength ofeconomicrecoveryin the nearfuture.
the strength of an economy/market/brandAfter the 110pplungeonFriday, thestockremainedat 622pdespitethe strength of themarketgenerally.
We arecontinuingtobuildstrengthinkeyareasof thebusiness.
economic/financial/marketstrength
Bothfirmshavestrongcashbalances, goodrelativestrength, and are in fast-growingsectors.
[C]
aqualitythat someone or something has thathelpsthemsucceedor makeprogress:
One ofourstrengths as aglobalbrandhas beenourabilitytoadapttolocaltrends.
the strength of sb/sthKeepingemployeemoralehigh isconsideredto be the strength of manyJapaneseorganizations.
Our Performance Management Systemidentifiesstrengths and weaknessesinperformance.
biggest/greatest/key strengthAkeystrength of theinternetis that itpermitsseamlesscommunicationwithoutregardtonationalboundaries.
build on/focus on/look to sb's strengthsA goodbrandingintiativebuildson a firm's strengths.
[U]MONEY
how muchvalueonecurrencyhascomparedto thecurrenciesof othercountries:
ContinuingweaknessinEuropehasaddedto sterling's strength against thedollar.
the strength of the euro/dollar/poundMany UKtouristshave beendiscouragedfromtravellingabroadby the strength of theeuro.
[U]
howstrongor well made aproductormaterialis and so howlikelyit is to bedamagedorbroken:
the strength of sthAmidquestionsabout the strength ofnewlydesignedhurricanehousing,engineerswillevaluatehow well thestructuresareattachedto theground.
[U]COMMUNICATIONS,IT
how wellelectricalorradiowavesarereceivedby aradio,television, ormobilephoneinordertoproduceasound,picture, ormessage:
Laptops andhandheldscanlosesignalstrengthas youmovefrom onesideof abuildingto the other.
[SorU]HR
thetotalnumberofpeoplewhoworkfor acompanyororganization:
The strength of theworkforcehasdoubledover the past twoyears.
go from strength to strength
tobecomemore and moresuccessful:
Thecompanyhas gone from strength to strength,investingheavilyin newmodelsandtechnology.
on the strength of sth
if somethinghappenson the strength of somethingelse, it iscausedby that thing:
Shares are up 5.5p to 628p on the strength ofhigheroilprices.
play to sb's strengths
to use theadvantagesthat you or anotherpersonor thing already have inordertoachievesomething:
Theglobalizationofservicesininternationalbusinesshasplayedto India's strengths.
(Definition ofstrengthfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstrength

strength
One of the particular strengths of qualitative research is its capacity to generate unexpected findings.
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Direct stress is reduced instrengthand time significantly.
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Thus, the latter method is more appropriate to appraise a party's regional electoralstrength.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Here we define a party's regionalstrengthas its relative electoral performance in a region compared to its national performance.
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Thestrengthof the work lies in historically reconstructing the gestural languages of laughter and weeping as conventional stage business.
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Tellingly, this sense of knowing and not telling is never held against the community; rather, it is one of its strengths.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is astrengthof these studies, but their shyness of theory leads them to neglect important aspects of the political scene.
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At the same time, the two major parties suffered a devastating decline in parliamentarystrength.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Equally, they themselves often echo managerial and union distinctions of male and female tasks, especially on the grounds of physicalstrengthand strain.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A review of strengths and weaknesses would have been useful.
From theCambridge English Corpus
On the other hand, the greateststrengthof our study was perhaps the wide spectrum of clinical settings represented in our cohort.
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It is where bothstrengthand freedom of will reside, and our beliefs about it have practical effects on self- and social control.
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This is surely the single greateststrengthof a book that otherwise has few to recommend it.
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Grading quality of evidence andstrengthof recommendations.
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It is thus reasonable to suggest that the items also varied in terms of thestrengthof lexico-semantic representations between the bilingual groups.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithstrength

strength

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added strength
Needles and awls were highly polished and frequently heat-treated foraddedstrength.
From theCambridge English Corpus
authorized strength
At the outbreak of the recent war it was 18,700; it was, therefore, 1,000 under authorized strength.
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bodily strength
What gives you such bodily strength, such mightiness of heart?
From theCambridge English Corpus
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