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have the power to do sth
此结构中 power 为不可数名词，表示能力或权利。
She has the power to change the rules.
她有权改变规则。
能力；本领
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
能力；本领
ability or capacity to do something, including mental or physical capability
She has the power to change the rules.
她有权改变规则。
泛指做事或行动的能力
做某事或经历某事的能力。
The ability to do or undergo something.
电源按钮
A button of a computer, a video game console, or similar device, that when pressed, causes the device to be either shut down or powered up.
拥有支配性影响力
possession of controlling influence
强迫、影响或控制的能力。
The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
The president has the power to veto laws.
总统有权否决法律。
AI contextual example
This electric motor has a power of 2 kilowatts.
这台电动机功率为2千瓦。
AI contextual example
She used all her mental power to solve the puzzle.
她运用全部心智能力解开了谜题。
AI contextual example
the deterrent power of nuclear weapons
核武器的威慑力
WordNet
此结构中 power 为不可数名词，表示能力或权利。
She has the power to change the rules.
她有权改变规则。
表示对某人或某事的控制或影响力。
The king had absolute power over his subjects.
国王对臣民拥有绝对权力。
通常指政治上的掌权或执政。
The party has been in power for ten years.
该党已执政十年。
Not this
The engine has strong power.
Use this
The engine has a lot of power.
中文学习者常将“strong”与“power”搭配，但“strong”通常用于修饰体力或力量，而发动机的动力应用“great”或“a lot of”等搭配。
Not this
He has power to change the world.
Use this
He has the power to change the world.
当表示做某事的权力或能力时，power前通常需要定冠词the，表示特指。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
上台执政，掌权
The new government came to power in 2020.
新政府于2020年上台执政。
发电厂
The power plant supplies electricity to the entire city.
这座发电厂为整个城市供电。
停电，电力故障
There was a power failure during the storm.
暴风雨期间发生了一次停电。
意志力
She needed great will power to quit smoking.
她需要巨大的意志力来戒烟。
权力斗争
The company was torn apart by a power struggle between the directors.
这家公司被董事之间的权力斗争搞得四分五裂。
电动工具
He used a power tool to cut the wood.
他用电动工具切割木材。
权力炫耀；滥用权力
The manager is on a power trip, constantly micromanaging everyone's work.
经理正在滥用权力，不断地微观管理每个人的工作。
幕后掌权者；暗中操纵的人
Many believe that the president's chief of staff is the real power behind the throne.
许多人认为总统的幕僚长才是真正的幕后掌权者。
祝某人好运；支持某人
If she wants to start her own business, more power to her.
如果她想自己创业，祝她好运。
能力越大，责任越大。
In Spider-Man, Uncle Ben tells Peter Parker, 'With great power comes great responsibility.'
在《蜘蛛侠》中，本叔叔对彼得·帕克说：“能力越大，责任越大。”
权力导致腐败，绝对的权力导致绝对的腐败。
Lord Acton's famous aphorism warns about the dangers of unchecked power.
阿克顿勋爵的这句名言警示着不受约束的权力的危险。
Use power naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个插座插上电，电器立刻有了动力，这就是 power（电力/能力）带来的力量。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常生活、学术语境 作为名词时，通常中性，多用于一般场合，如谈论能力、权力或电力等。
All listed words share the stressed vowel /aʊ/. Words ending in "ower" (flower, tower, shower, bower, cower) rhyme exactly with "power" (same vowel + schwar). "Cow" has the same vowel but no final /ər/, so it is a near rhyme. Words like "lower" (meaning less high) have /oʊ/ and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.