power
US: /ˈpaʊɝ/
UK: /pˈaʊɐ/
UK: /pˈaʊɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
power /'pauə/
- danh từ
- khả năng, tài năng, năng lực
- I will help you to the utmost of my power: tôi sẽ giúp anh với tất cả khả năng (quyền hạn) của tôi!
- it's beyond my power: cái đó vượt quá khả năng (quyền hạn) của tôi!
- as far as lies within my power: chừng nào trong phạm vi khả năng (quyền hạn) của tôi!
- a man of varied powers: người có nhiều tài năng
- mental powers: năng lực trí tuệ
- a remarkable power of speech: tài ăn nói đặc biệt
- sức, lực, sức mạnh
- an attractive power: sức thu hút, sức hấp dẫn
- the power of one's arm: sức mạnh của cánh tay
- quyền, chính quyền, quyền hạn, quyền lực, quyền thế, thế lực, uy quyền
- supreme power: quyền tối cao
- the executive power: quyền hành pháp
- to come into power: nắm chính quyền
- the party in power: đảng cầm quyền
- to have somebody is one's power: nắm ai dưới quyền
- to have no power over...: không có quyền đối với...
- power of attorney: quyền uỷ nhiệm
- người quyền thế, người cầm quyền; cơ quan có quyền lực
- the power s that be: các nhà cầm quyền
- the press has become a power in the state: báo chí trở thành một cơ quan có quyền lực của nhà nước
- trời, thánh thần
- merciful powers!: thánh thần lượng cả bao dung!, thánh thần từ bi hỉ xả!
- cường quốc
- the big powers: các cường quốc lớn
- the European powers: những cường quốc châu Âu
- (kỹ thuật); (vật lý) lực; công suất, năng suất; năng lượng
- absorption power: năng xuất hút thu
- electric power: điện năng
- atomoc power: năng lượng nguyên tử; cường quốc nguyên tử
- (toán học) luỹ thừa
- (vật lý) số phóng to (kính hiển vi...)
- (thông tục) số lượng lớn, nhiều
- to have a power of work to do: có nhiều việc phải làm
- a power of money: nhiều tiền
- the mechanical powers
- máy đơn giản
- more power to your elbow!
- cố lên nữa nào!
- khả năng, tài năng, năng lực
- ngoại động từ
- cung cấp lực (cho máy...)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
control
1 [U] ~ (over sb/sth)
~ (to do sth) the ability to control people or things: The aim is to give people more power over their own lives. + He has the power to make things very unpleasant for us. + to have sb in your power (= to be able to do what you like with sb)
2 [U] political control of a country or an area: to take / seize / lose power + The present regime has been in power for two years. + The party came to power at the last election. + They are hoping to return to power. + a power struggle between rival factions within the party
See also -
ability
3 [U] (in people) the ability or opportunity to do sth: It is not within my power (= I am unable or not in a position) to help you. + I will do everything in my power to help you.
4 [U] (also powers) [pl.] a particular ability of the body or mind: He had lost the power of speech. + The drug may affect your powers of concentration. + He had to use all his powers of persuasion.
5 (powers) [pl.] all the abilities of a person's body or mind: Sufferers from the disease have failing mental powers and poor memories. + At 26, he is at the height of his powers and ranked fourth in the world.
authority
6 [U, C, usually pl.] ~ (to do sth) the right or authority of a person or group to do sth: The Secretary of State has the power to approve the proposals. + The powers of the police must be clearly defined. + The president has the power of veto over all new legislation. + Police in riot gear used their powers under the Public Order Act to move on 300 protesters.
See also -
country
7 [C] a country with a lot of influence in world affairs, or with great military strength: world powers + an allied / enemy power
See also -
influence
8 [U] (in compounds) strength or influence in a particular area of activity: military / economic power + air / sea power (= military strength in the air / at sea) + purchasing / earning power + Their efforts to exercise collective bargaining power against multinational companies have failed.
9 [U] the influence of a particular thing or group within society: the power of television / the media + parent power
energy
10 [U] the strength or energy contained in sth: The ship was helpless against the power of the storm. + It was a performance of great power. + They were impressed by the power of her arguments.
See also -
11 [U] energy that can be collected and used to operate a machine, to make electricity, etc: nuclear / wind / solar power + engine power
See also -
electricity
12 [U] the public supply of electricity: They've switched off the power. + a power failure
mathematics
13 [C, usually sing.] the number of times that an amount is to be multiplied by itself: 4 to the power of 3 is 4? (= 4 x 4 x 4 = 64).
of lens
14 [U] the amount by which a LENS can make objects appear larger: the power of a microscope / telescope
good / evil spirit
15 [C] a good or evil spirit that controls the lives of others: the powers of darkness (= the forces of evil) + She believed in the existence of a benevolent power.
Idioms: do sb a power of good (old-fashioned, informal) to be very good for sb's physical or mental health: A break would do us all a power of good.
more power to sb's elbow (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) used to express support or encouragement for sb to do sth
the (real) power behind the throne the person who really controls an organization, a country, etc. in contrast to the person who is legally in charge: The president's wife was suspected of being the real power behind the throne.
the powers that be (often ironic) the people who control an organization, a country, etc: The powers that be are still trying to decide what should be done.
more at CORRIDOR, SWEEP v.
+ verb
supply energy
1 [VN] [usually passive] to supply a machine or vehicle with the energy that makes it work: The aircraft is powered by a jet engine. + The plant generates enough energy to power a town of 6 000 people. + The mill's machinery is powered by waterwheels.
move quickly
2 [+adv./prep.] to move or move sth very quickly and with great power in a particular direction: [V] He powered through the water. + [VN] She powered her way into the lead. + He powered his header past the goalie.
Phrasal Verbs: power sth<->up to prepare a machine to start working by supplying it with electricity, etc.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 Sometimes, powers. capacity, capability, ability, potential, faculty, competency or competence, faculty, potentiality, Colloq what it takes, US the (right) stuff, the goods:
Fishes have the power to change their buoyancy. He has remarkable powers of observation
2 control, dominance, authority, mastery, rule, influence, sway, command, ascendancy, sovereignty, dominion, weight, clout, Colloq pull, US drag:
He maintains a Svengali-like power over her. The prime minister has the power to appoint and dismiss cabinet ministers
3 control, command, authority:
The party might not be in power for very long.
4 strength, might, vigour, energy, force, mightiness, potency, forcefulness, brawn, muscle, Literary puissance:
His speech was delivered with great power and a certain wit. Has she the power it takes to toss the caber?
5 talent, skill, ability, faculty, gift, aptitude, genius, knack:
They say that she has the power to see into the future.
6 authority, licence, right, authorization, privilege, warrant, prerogative:
By the power vested in me, I now declare you man and wife. It is within her power to grant a stay of execution
7 Often, powers. activity, effectiveness, effect, ability, capacity, active ingredient(s):
This mushroom has hallucinogenic powers.
8 energy, momentum, impetus, drive, force, inertia:
The car rolled halfway up the next hill under its own power.
9 (mechanical or electrical or atomic) energy, electricity, fuel:
Yesterday there was another demonstration against the use of nuclear power
10 powers that be. government, administration, authorities, incumbents:
It is up to the powers that be to investigate corruption.
Collocation dictionary
1 authority/control
ADJ.
absolute, ultimate | considerable, enormous | limited | arbitrary | economic, legal, legislative, political | popular | secular
VERB + POWER
come to, rise to
When did this government come to power?
| assume, seize, take
The Crown prince assumed power in his father's place.
| restore sb to, return sb to | have, hold
The court has no power to order a psychiatric examination of the child's parents. They held power for 18 years.
| share | exercise, use, wield | confer, give sb, grant sb
The new law delegates many of these powers to school governors.
| fall from, lose
They fell from power in 1992.
| give up, relinquish, renounce | delegate, devolve
POWER + VERB
be concentrated in (the hands of sb/sth), rest with sb/sth
The real legislative power still rests with the lower chamber.
POWER + NOUN
struggle
getting the upper hand in a power struggle
| base
The party's power base is in the industrial north of the country.
PREP.
in (your) ~
the party in power They held us in their power.
| ~ of
the power of veto
| ~ over
The government has limited legal powers over television.
PHRASES
abuse of power, the balance of power
The war brought about a shift in the balance of power.
| a bid for power, the exercise of power, a position of power
the father's position of power and influence in the home
| the power behind the throne
(= the person who is really in control)People say that the prime minister's wife is the power behind the throne.
| power-hungry
The company was too small to hold two such power-hungry men.
| a transfer of power
the transfer of power from a military to a civilian government
2 ability to do sth
ADJ.
air, military, naval, sea
an increase in Britain's air power
| fire
weapons with enormous fire power
| bargaining | computing | healing
the healing power of sleep
| earning, purchasing | staying
Having served in four governments, he has the greatest staying power of any politician today.
| magic, magical, mystical, psychic, supernatural
They believe he has supernatural powers.
VERB + POWER
have | use | develop | lose
Religion is rapidly losing its power to shape our behaviour.
PREP.
beyond sb/sth's ~
a task still beyond any computer's power
| in/within your
I'm afraid it's not within my power to help you.
| through the ~ of
He wants to change the world through the power of prayer.
| ~s as
a tribute to his powers as a teacher
| ~ of
her powers of observation I lost my power of speech for a while after the accident.
PHRASES
at the height/peak/zenith of your powers
In 1946 Dali was at the peak of his powers.
| do all/everything in your power
He did everything in his power to find us somewhere to live.
3 country with influence
ADJ.
great, major | world | foreign | allied, enemy | occupying | victorious | European, Western, etc.
major European powers such as France and Germany
| colonial, industrial, naval
4 force
ADJ.
great | destructive, terrible
the destructive power of a hurricane
5 energy
ADJ.
full
The plane was still climbing at full power.
| reduced
The transmitter is operating on reduced power.
| electric, electrical, hydroelectric, nuclear, solar, steam, tidal, water, wind
VERB + POWER
generate, produce
They use these streams to generate power for the mill.
| provide (sb/sth with), supply (sb/sth with)
This wheel provides the power to the cutting machine.
| use | harness | turn on | cut off, turn off
POWER + VERB
drive sth
Wind power is used to drive the machinery.
POWER + NOUN
cable, line, point, supply | tool
DIY grew in popularity with the advent of power tools.
| plant, station | worker | cut, failure
PREP.
~ for
supplying power for the grinding process
PHRASES
a source of power
Concise English dictionary
powers|powered|powering'paʊə(r)
noun
+possession of controlling influence
+(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
+possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
+a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
+(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
+one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
+physical strength
+a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
+a very wealthy or powerful businessman
verb
+supply the force or power for the functioning of
