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"
