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*pow·er¹ /`paə; ˈpaʊə/
n
1 [U] control over people or events 权力，势力; 支配力:
the struggle for power within the union 协会内部的权力斗争
the immense power of the press 新闻界的巨大影响力
+ over The company has too much power over its employees. 这家公司对员工的支配权太大了。
be in sb's power (=be controlled by someone) 在某人的掌控下
2 [U] political control of a country 〔一国内政治上的〕掌权，执政; 政权:
be in power The Socialists have been in power since the revolution. 自革命后社会党人就开始掌权了。
come to power (=begin to control a country) 开始掌权，上台: De Gaulle came to power in 1958. 1958 年戴高乐开始执政。
3 [U] energy such as electricity that can be used to make a machine work 能，动力〈如电力〉:
nuclear power 核动力
power cut (=when the electricity supply suddenly stops) 停电: The storm caused a power cut. 这场风暴造成了停电。
4 [C,U] the legal right or authority to do something 权力，职权:
power to do sth The police have powers to stop and search people. 警方有权把人拦住搜身。
5 [C] a country that is very strong and important 大国，强国:
a meeting of world powers 世界强国的会议
6 [U] force or physical strength 力量; 体力:
the power of the explosion 爆炸的威力
7 [C,U] a natural or special ability to do something 能力; 技能; 本领:
He lost the power of speech after the accident. 事故发生后，他丧失了语言能力。
8 do everything in your power to do everything that you are able to do 尽一切能力:
I did everything in my power to save her. 我尽我所能拯救她。
9 the powers that be informal the people who have positions of authority 【非正式】 当权派，掌权者
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