Word · Frequency #21042
powerhouse
精力旺盛的人
a highly energetic and indefatigable person
- 1.
A power station; the building housing a power station
发电站;发电站所在的建筑。
- 2.
Any source of power, energy or strength; a source of influence or inspiration
任何力量、能量或实力的来源;影响或灵感的源泉
- 3.
A very good hand of cards, likely to win.
一手很好的牌,很可能赢
最强的团队;王牌队伍;发电站;发电站所在的建筑。;任何力量、能量或实力的来源;影响或灵感的源泉;一手很好的牌,很可能赢;发电所
In use
The university's debate team is a powerhouse in national competitions, having won the last three championships.
After years of steady growth, the company's design team has become a powerhouse known for its creative solutions.
The small research group grew into a powerhouse in renewable energy, publishing influential papers every year.
a powerhouse of sth
指在某一领域实力雄厚、产出突出的机构或团队。
The university is a powerhouse of medical research.
这所大学是医学研究的重镇。
a powerhouse in sth
也可用于人,表示精力旺盛、影响力大。复数形式为 powerhouses。
She is a powerhouse in the technology industry.
她是科技行业的强人。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- a political powerhouse
- 政界强人
- She has become a political powerhouse in her party.她已成为自己党内的政界强人。
- an economic powerhouse
- 经济强国
- Germany is an economic powerhouse in Europe.德国是欧洲的经济强国。
- a powerhouse team
- 实力强劲的队伍
- They have built a powerhouse team this season.他们本赛季打造了一支实力强劲的队伍。
- a powerhouse performance
- 极具震撼力的表现
- She gave a powerhouse performance in the final.她在决赛中展现了极具震撼力的表现。
- a powerhouse in the industry
- 行业中的龙头企业
- The company is a powerhouse in the tech industry.这家公司是科技行业的龙头企业。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一座房子里充满power(力量),像发电站 powerhouse 一样,精力最旺的人或最强团队就是这座“动力室”。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常口语、职场或团队评价、体育/商业新闻报道 这个词用于比喻义时,通常带赞赏语气,指人表示精力极旺盛、不知疲倦,指团队则强调其实力最强或地位领先。指人时多用于口语或非正式场合;指团队时比较常见于体育、商业等新闻报道。正式学术或法律文体中通常用得很少。
Pronunciation & Spelling
注意:powerhouse 前半部分“power”读作 /ˈpaʊə/,与 power /ˈpaʊə/、flower /ˈflaʊə/、hour /ˈaʊə/ 的元音和后面弱读音节相同(hour 只是少了开头的 /p/);后半部分“house”读作 /haʊs/,与 house /haʊs/、mouse /maʊs/、douse /daʊs/ 押韵。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词:house /haʊs/ 与 horse /hɔːs/ 要区分;cough /kɒf/、though /ðəʊ/ 中的 -ough 也不读 /haʊs/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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