strength

英 [streŋθ] 美 [streŋθ]

• n. 力气；强度；力量；长处

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U] 力,力气,力量,实力

   the quality of being strong or powerful

2. [C] 强度,浓度

   intensity; concentration

3. [C] 强点,长处

   sth providing force or power

4. [U] 人力,人数,兵力

   force, especially measured in numbers

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 强度
2. 浓度
3. 实力力气，力，力量
4. 长处，优点
5. 兵力
6. 体力
7. 抵抗力
8. 效力
9. 全体人数，额定人数
10. 编制
11. 笔力
12. 市价坚挺

英英释义

Noun:

1. the property of being physically or mentally strong;

   "fatigue sapped his strength"
   

2. capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war;

   "we faced an army of great strength"
   "politicians have neglected our military posture"
   

3. physical energy or intensity;

   "he hit with all the force he could muster"
   "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"
   "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
   

4. an asset of special worth or utility;

   "cooking is his forte"
   

5. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty;

   "the strength of his argument settled the matter"
   

6. the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation);

   "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"
   "they measured the station's signal strength"
   

7. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;

   "the toxin's potency"
   "the strength of the drinks"
   

8. the condition of financial success;

   "the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"
   

9. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force;

   "they advertised the durability of their products"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I have hardly enough strength left to move my feet.
   我连移动双脚的力气都几乎没有了。
2. In this game, you need more science than strength.
   在这项比赛中，技巧比力气更重要。
3. By doing so, you can test the strength of steel.
   这样做,你可以试验一下钢的强度。
4. She prayed for strength in her troubles.
   她祈求(上帝)在困难时给她力量。
5. Tolerance is one of her many strengths.
   宽容是她的一个优点.

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. His strength ran out.
   他没劲了。
2. For a small man he has surprising strength.
   他个子虽小但力大惊人。
3. It's going to be some time before I recover my full strength.
   还要一些时间我才能完全恢复体力。
4. He is a man of great strength.
   他是个力大无穷的人。
5. It's a show of strength.
   那是力量的显示。
6. She has spent her strength without doing anything useful.
   她耗尽全部力气而没有做任何有用的事情。
7. He is saving his strength for the heavy work he'll have to do this afternoon.
   他在养精蓄锐以应付今日下午他必须做的工作。
8. He succeeded by strength of will alone.
   他仅凭意志力取得了成功。
9. Their company's economic strength is phenomenal.
   他们公司的经济实力非同寻常。
10. Our financial independence enables us to argue from a position of strength.
    我们财务上的独立使得我们能从实力地位进行辩论。
11. The houselights came up slowly to half strength.
    观众席照明灯半暗半明地慢慢亮起来。
12. They were doubtful about the strength of the new bridge.
    他们对这座新桥的坚固程度表示怀疑。
13. The strength of feeling on this issue is considerable.
    在这个问题上表现出的情绪很强。
14. The strength of the solution is 1/100.
    这种溶液的浓度是1比100。
15. Is your tea the right strength?
    你的茶浓淡适宜吗?
16. Mike can get this drug in various strengths.
    迈克能够弄到不同纯度的这种毒品。
17. His strength as a general lay in his ability to gain the respect of his men.
    作为将军,他的长处在于他善于赢得部下的尊敬。
18. The great strength of her plan is that it's so cheap compared to the others.
    她的计划的最大优点是比其他计划耗资要少。
19. These were the strengths and weaknesses of his argument.
    这些就是他的论点的长处和弱点。
20. What strengths and weaknesses did you find in her?
    你在她身上发现了什么优点和缺点?
21. What is the total strength of the enemy army?
    敌军人数总共有多少?
22. What is the strength of the work force?
    职工总数是多少?

经典引文

• He wished he had the strength of a giant.

  出自： M. Das

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

at full strength

未稀释的,定额 undiluted, or having the required number〔complement〕

go from strength to strength

不断壮大 continue to improve

in strength

大量地 in large numbers

on the strength

〈非正〉在编制内,是正式成员 being a member of an organization, company, armed force, etc.

on the strength of

基于,依据 on the base of sth; relying on (a fact, sb's advice, etc.)

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• add strength to 给…增加力量
• build up the strength 增加力量
• concentrate all strength on 把全部力量集中在…上
• develop one's strength 增强体力
• draw strength 吸取力量
• find strength 发现实力
• gain strength 获得力量
• gather all one's strength 使出全部力量
• give strength to 给…力量
• have strength 有力量,有力气
• increase the strength 增加力量
• keep up one's strength 保持力量
• lose strength 丧失气力
• maintain strength 保存实力
• save strength 省力
• use one's strength 竭尽所能
• weaken strength 削弱力量
• measure the strength of 测量…的强度
• test the strength of 试验…的强度

形容词+～

• effective strength 实际人数,有生力量
• financial strength 财力
• frightening strength 令人害怕的力量
• full strength 最大的力气
• great strength 巨大的力量
• growing strength 日益发展着的力量,崛起的力量
• increasing strength 日益增长的力量
• national strength 国力
• overall strength 综合力量
• physical strength 体力
• psychological strength(s) 心理作用
• alcoholic strength 酒精浓度
• compressive strength 抗压强度

名词+～

• establishment strength 编制人员
• fatigue strength 疲劳强度
• fighting strength 战斗力

介词+～

• at strength 在规定人数上
• at full strength 足额
• below strength 不足规定人数的
• beyond human strength 非人力所及
• from strength to strength 不断壮大,越来越强大
• in strength 在实力上
• equal sb in strength 力量和某人相匹敌
• in full strength 全体
• man of great strength 力气大的人
• show of strength 力量的显示
• on the strength of 凭着,依靠…
• up to strength 达到规定人数的
• with all one's strength 用全力
• with main strength 尽全力

～+介词

• strength of memory 记忆力
• strength of the country 国力
• strength of will 意志力
• strength of a wire 金属丝的强度
• strength of steel 钢的强度
• strength of tea 茶的浓度

词语用法

1. strength可以有“浓度”的意思。

   We have alcohol of different strengths.
   我们有不同浓度的烈酒。

n. (名词)

1. strength的基本意思是“力”,可指具体人的“力气”或“体力”,也可指抽象的“精力”“意志力”“经济实力”等,还可指“人力,兵力”。
2. strength还可作“强度,浓度”“强点,长处”等解,作“强点,长处”解时,常与介词of连用。
3. at full strength的意思是“未稀释的,定额”; go from strength to strength的意思是“不断壮大”; in strength的意思是“大量地”; on the strength的意思是“在编”; on the strength of的意思是“基于,依据,凭着”。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

strength, energy, force, might, power, vigour

• 这组词的共同意思是“能”“能量”“精力”。其区别在于:
• 1.energy在物理学定义中为“能”“能量”,用于生理学上指“精力”。
• 2.power系一般用语,可指动力、思维能力等各种力量或能力。例如:
• A car needs a lot of power to go fast.汽车高速行驶需要很大动力。
• Every normal, healthy person has power to think.每一个正常、健康的人都有思维能力。
• 3.strength指某人或某物所具有的内在力量,可指体力、力气或抽象的力量。例如:
• He hasn't got enough strength to get out of bed.他没有足够的力气下床。
• At last his strength gave out.他的体力终于不支了。
• He has strength of character.他性格坚强。
• Union is strength.团结就是力量。
• 4.force指的是物质或精神力量,多指为做成某事而使用的力量,也常指武力。例如:
• We had to use force to get into the house.我们不得不强行进屋。
• Some of them forced their way into our office.他们中有些人强行进入我们的办公室。
• His arguments forced them to admit he was right.他的论据迫使他们承认他是对的。
• The thief forced her to hand over the money.贼强迫她把钱交出来。
• 5.might指“力量”“威力”“强权”“权势”等,既可指人体的力量,也可指政治、军事等的强大而产生的威力,其程度要比其他几个词强。例如:
• The army fought bravely, but it was crushed by the might of its powerful enemy.军队勇敢地战斗,但最终还是被敌人强大的势力所摧垮。
• They would have little chance to survive against our might.在我们的强大力量面前,他们几乎无法继续生存下去。
• The work was so difficult that it was beyond my might.这项工作太难了,它超出了我的能力。
• The competition is strong and we must study with all our might.竞争是强有力的,我们须尽全力地学习。
• 6.vigour指生命产生的力量,常译为“活力”。例如:
• He is full of vigour.他充满了活力。

power，force，strength

• 这组名词都有力量的意思。
• power指身体上、精神上或心理上的力量, 不管是表现出来的还是潜在的。
• force指运用或发挥出来的力量，可以克服阻力，使人或物按要求方向运动。
• strength指内部固有的力量，表示物质力量时，着重体格或构造健全、完善等方面的力量, 如体力强度等；表示精神力量时, 指持久、坚定、无畏、坚韧等。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 他的母亲对他起不了什么作用。

   误 His mother had no strength on him.

   正 His mother had no influence on him.

   析 说“对某人有影响〔作用〕”要用had influence on sb,而不能用strength。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的strengthu；最初源自原始日耳曼语的strangitho，意为权力，力量。

近反义词

【近义词】

• energy
• force
• might
• power
• vigour

【反义词】

• frailty
• weakness