新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

strengthIELTS重点词汇

英 [streŋθ]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

strengths
1. [U 不可数名词] 力量
Your strength is the physical energy that you have, which gives you the ability to perform various actions, such as lifting or moving things.
双语例句
例：
She has always been encouraged to swim to build up the strength of her muscles.
她总是被鼓励去游泳以增强肌肉力量。
例：
He threw it forward with all his strength.
他使尽全部的力气把它扔向前方。
2. [U 不可数名词] （困境中的）勇气
Someone's strength in a difficult situation is their confidence or courage.
双语例句
例：
Something gave me the strength to overcome the difficulty.
有些事给了我克服困难的勇气。
例：
He copes incredibly well. His strength is an inspiration to me in my life.
他处理得非常好。他的勇气对我的人生是一种鼓舞。
3. [U 不可数名词] 强度
The strength of an object or material is its ability to be treated roughly, or to carry heavy weights, without being damaged or destroyed.
双语例句
例：
He checked the strength of the cables.
他检查了缆绳的强度。
例：
the properties of a material, such as strength or electrical conductivity.
材料的属性，例如强度或导电性。
4. [U 不可数名词] 实力
The strength of a person, organization, or country is the power or influence that they have.
近义词
power
双语例句
例：
America values its economic leadership, and the political and military strength that goes with it.
美国重视它的经济领导地位以及与其相配的政治和军事实力。
例：
The alliance, in its first show of strength, drew a hundred thousand-strong crowd to a rally.
该联盟的首次实力秀就吸引了10万余人参加集会。
例：
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。
5. [U 不可数名词] （感情、观点或信念的）强烈程度
If you refer to the strength of a 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.
近义词
intensity , depth
双语例句
例：
He was surprised at the strength of his own feeling.
他对自己感情的强烈程度感到吃惊。
例：
What makes a mayor successful in Los Angeles is the strength of his public support.
要想在洛杉矶当一个成功的市长，公众的大力支持是关键。
6. [C, U 有变体名词] 长处
Someone's strengths are the qualities and abilities that they have which are an advantage to them, or which make them successful.
双语例句
例：
Take into account your own strengths and weaknesses.
考虑一下你自己的长处和弱点。
例：
Tact was never Mr. Moore's strength.
穆尔先生做事向来不够老练。
7. [U 不可数名词] （货币、经济或行业的）坚挺
If you refer to the strength of a currency, economy, or industry, you mean that its value or success is steady or increasing.
双语例句
例：
the long-term competitive strength of the economy.
经济的长期竞争力。
8. [U 不可数名词] 人数
The strength of a group of people is the total number of people in it.
双语例句
例：
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。
9. [U 不可数名词] （风等的）强度 , 力度
The strength of a wind, current, or other force is its power or speed.
双语例句
例：
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。
10. [U 不可数名词] 浓度
The strength of a drink, chemical, or drug is the amount of the particular substance in it that gives it its particular effect.
双语例句
例：
It is very alcoholic, sometimes near the strength of port.
它的酒精度很高，有时接近于波尔图葡萄酒的浓度。

PHRASE. 习语

go from strength to strength
1. 越来越兴旺
If a person or organization goes from strength to strength, they become more and more successful or confident.
双语例句
例：
A decade later, the company has gone from strength to strength.
10年后，该公司越来越兴旺了。
full strength
1. （队伍或军队的）全员 , 满员
If a team or army is at full strength, all the members that it needs or usually has are present.
双语例句
例：
He needed more time to bring US forces there up to full strength.
他需要更多时间使驻扎在那里的美国部队兵力充足。
on the strength of
1. 凭借
If one thing is done on the strength of another, it is done because of the influence of that other thing.
双语例句
例：
He was elected to power on the strength of his charisma.
他凭借个人魅力当选。