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  • Derivatives : n  powerfulness ; adv  powerfully
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

powerful ['pauəful]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] [ organization] (influential) 有影响力的
  2. 2. adjective [+person] [ body] [ animal] (physically strong) 强健
  3. 3. adjective [+blow] [ kick] (forceful) 有力
  4. 4. adjective [+engine] [ machine] 大功率的
  5. 5. adjective [+substance] [ cleaner] [ drug] 强效的
  6. 6. adjective [+smell] 浓的
  7. 7. adjective [+voice] 巨大的
  8. 8. adjective [+argument] [ evidence] 令人信服的
  9. 9. adjective [+writing] [ speech] [ work of art] [ performance] 有感染力的
  10. 10. adjective [+emotion] 强烈

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

powerful [ˈpaʊərfʊl]
  1. 1. adjective 强大的,强势的,强权
  2. 2. adjective 势不可挡的,压倒一切
  3. 3. adjective 有影响力的威力大的
  4. 4. adjective 强壮的健壮
  5. 5. adjective 力大无比的
  6. 6. adverb 很,非常,完全地
    It is powerful humid.
    天气非常潮湿
    That boy is powerful big now.
    那个男孩现在已经很大了。

Collins English-English Dictionary

powerful ['paυəfυl]
  1. 1. adj having great power, force, potency, or effect
  2. 2. adj extremely effective or efficient in action
    a powerful drug
    a powerful lens
  3. 3. adj [Dialect] large or great
    a powerful amount of trouble
  4. 4. adv [Dialect] extremely; very
    he ran powerful fast

Examples

She is a poet who has a powerful and sensitive awareness of social inequality.
她是一名伟大的诗人,对于社会的不平等现象有着敏锐的洞察力。
Coke is a powerful drug made from the leaves of the coca plant.
可卡因是一种毒性很大的兴奋剂,是用古柯树的叶子提炼而成的。
Scientists have produced powerful arguments against his ideas.
科学家们提出了辩驳他的想法的有力论据。
Someone could jam a radio signal by transmitting a more powerful signal on the same frequency.
有人可能会通过传输一个更强大的相同频率的信号来干扰无线电信号。
The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.
大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。
Please remember that some birds have very powerful beaks.
请记住,有些鸟类有非常有力的喙。
A powerful blow was coming from the north.
一阵强劲的北风吹来。
When they heard this very powerful and convicting speech they literally boiled with rage.
当他们听到这一强有力而且富有说服力的演讲时,情绪非常激动。

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