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strength

英[streŋθ;streŋkθ] 美[strɛŋθ]
  • n. 力量;力气;兵力;长处

英英释意


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"