power1/ˋpaUɚ; ˈpaʊə/n 1 [U] the ability to control people or events [→ powerful, powerless] 权力﹐权势﹐势力: the power of the media 媒体的影响力+over People want to feel they have some power over their future. 人们想感觉到对自己的未来拥有一些主宰权。political/economic power Workers had little political power. 工人几乎没有政治权力。2 [U] the position of having political control of a country 政权: in power The Socialist Party were in power for five years. 社会党执政了五年。De Gaulle came to power (=began to control his country) in 1958. 戴高乐于 1958 年开始执政。power base (=an area or group of people whose support makes a politician or leader powerful) 权力基础 His strongest power base was in the northern state of Hayana. 他最强有力的权力基础是在北部的哈亚那邦。3 [C,U] the legal right or authority to do something 权利﹔权力: power to do sth The police have the power to stop and search people. 警方有权把人拦住搜身。be in/within sb's power (=be legally possible for someone) 某人有权… It's within the power of the council to make this payment. 委员会有权支付这笔款项。The ambassador promised to do everything in his power to get the hostages released. 大使承诺尽其所能使人质得到释放。4 [U] energy that is used to make a machine work or produce light, heat etc 能﹐动力: nuclear power 核动力wind power 风力power failure/cut (=a time when the supply of electricity stops) 停电 The storm caused a power cut. 这场风暴造成了停电。5 [C] a country that has a lot of influence over other countries 大国﹐强国: a meeting of world powers 世界强国的会议6 [U] force or physical strength 威力﹐力量: the power of the explosion 爆炸的威力7 [C,U] a natural or special ability to do something 能力﹔本领: After the accident he lost the power of speech (=ability to speak). 那次事故后﹐他丧失了说话能力。powers of observation/concentration/persuasion Her powers of concentration were not helped by the noise. 她的注意力受到了噪音的干扰。8 the powers that be the people who have positions of authority 当权派﹐掌权者BALANCE OF POWER, WORLD POWER
power2v [T] to supply power to a machine 给〔机器〕提供动力﹐以动力驱动: The camera is powered by a small battery. 这款照相机由一节小电池提供动力。battery-powered/solar-powered etc (=made to work by a particular type of power) 电池驱动的/太阳能驱动的等