pow·er·ful /paʊərfəl/ CET4

• ADJ A powerful person or organization is able to control or influence people and events. 有影响力的

  例: You're a powerful man - people will listen to you.

  你是个有影响力的人-人们会听你的。

  例: ...Russia and India, two large, powerful countries.

  …俄罗斯和印度——两个有影响力的大国。

• ADJ You say that someone's body is powerful when it is physically strong. 强壮的

  例: Hans flexed his powerful muscles.

  汉斯放松了他强壮的肌肉。

  pow·er·ful·ly ADV 强壮地 [ADV with v]

  例: He is described as a strong, powerfully-built man of 60.

  他被描述成一个身强力壮的60岁的人。

• ADJ A powerful machine or substance is effective because it is very strong. 效力强大的

  例: The more powerful the car the more difficult it is to handle.

  汽车的功效越大，操纵起来越难。

  例: ...powerful computer systems.

  …强大的计算机系统。

  pow·er·ful·ly ADV 效力大地 [ADV adj]

  例: Crack is a much cheaper, smokable form of cocaine which is powerfully addictive.

  强效可卡因是一种便宜得多的可吸食性可卡因，非常容易上瘾。

• ADJ A powerful smell is very strong. 浓烈的

  例: There was a powerful smell of stale beer.

  有一股浓烈的馊啤酒的气味。

  pow·er·ful·ly ADV 强烈地 [ADV after v]

  例: The air smelled powerfully of dry dust.

  空气中弥漫着浓烈的尘土味。

• ADJ A powerful voice is loud and can be heard from a long way away. 洪亮的

  例: At that moment Mrs. Jones's powerful voice interrupted them, announcing a visitor.

  这时，琼斯太太洪亮的嗓音打断了他们，说有位客人来了。

• ADJ You describe a piece of writing, speech, or work of art as powerful when it has a strong effect on people's feelings or beliefs. 有感染力的

  例: ...a powerful 11-part drama about a corrupt city leader.

  …一部有关一位腐败的市领导、有感染力的、由11部分组成的戏剧作品。

  pow·er·ful·ly ADV 有感染力地

  例: It's a play - painful, funny, and powerfully acted.

  这是一出戏-令人痛苦而又逗人发笑，演得很有感染力。