strong
adjective/strɒŋ/
/strɔːŋ/
(comparative stronger
/ˈstrɒŋɡə(r)/
/ˈstrɔːŋɡər/
, superlative strongest /ˈstrɒŋɡɪst/
/ˈstrɔːŋɡɪst/
)Word Family
Idioms - strong adjective
- strongly adverb
- strength noun
- strengthen verb
- (of people, animals, etc.) having a lot of physical power so that you can lift heavy weights, do hard physical work, etc.
强壮的;强健的 - He's strong enough to lift a car!
他力气大得能抬起一辆汽车! - strong muscles
强健的肌肉 - She wasn't a strong swimmer (= she could not swim well).
她游泳不大行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- He's strong enough to lift a car!
- (of a natural or physical force) having great power
强的;强劲的 - Stay indoors in the middle of the day, when the sun is strongest.
中午阳光最强的时候待在室内。 - a strong wind
强风 - a strong magnet/current
强磁铁;急流
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- Stay indoors in the middle of the day, when the sun is strongest.
- having a powerful effect on the body or mind
(对身、心影响)强烈的,深刻的 - a strong drug
强效药物 - His imagery made a strong impression on the critics.
他的影像给批评家们留下了深刻印象。
- a strong drug
- having a lot of power or influence
有权势的;有影响的;有实力的 - a strong leader
强硬的领导人 - What the country needs right now is a strong government.
这个国家现在需要的是强有力的政府。
Extra Examples- The party lacks a strong enough local base.
该党在当地缺乏足够坚实的基础。 - She is the leader of one of the country's strongest trade unions.
她是该国最强大的工会之一的领导人。 - The report recommended a strong role for the governing board in school policy on discipline.
该报告建议理事会在学校纪律政策中发挥强有力的作用。 - Will this damage his image as a strong leader?
这件事会损害他强有力的领导人形象吗?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- the strong[plural] people who are rich or powerful
有钱人;有势者;强势群体 - (of an argument, evidence, etc.) difficult to attack or criticize
难以辩驳的;确凿的 - There is strong evidence of a link between exercise and a healthy heart.
有充分的证据证明锻炼有益于心脏健康。 - You have a strong case for getting your job back.
你有充分的理由要求复职。
- There is strong evidence of a link between exercise and a healthy heart.
- very powerful and difficult for people to fight against or defeat
强的;强大的;厉害的 - a strong team
强队 - The proposal aroused strong opposition.
该提议引起了强烈反对。 - The temptation to tell her everything was very strong.
非常想把一切全都告诉她。 - He exerts an extremely strong influence on his classmates.
他对班里的同学有着极大的影响。
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- (of an opinion, a belief, or a feeling) very powerful
坚定的;强烈的;深厚的 - strong support for the government
对政府的坚决拥护 - People have strong feelings about this issue.
人们对这个问题反应强烈。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- strong support for the government
- [only before noun] (of a person) holding an opinion or a belief very seriously
synonym firm坚决的;不动摇的 - a strong supporter of the government
政府的坚决拥护者 - a strong opponent
劲敌 - She has long been one of the strongest advocates of sanctions.
长期以来,她一直是制裁的最有力倡导者之一。
- a strong supporter of the government
- easy to see, hear, feel or smell; very great or intense
醒目的;响亮的;明显感觉得到的;浓烈的;强烈的 - a strong smell
浓烈的气味 - a strong feeling of nausea
强烈的恶心感觉 - a strong voice (= loud)
洪亮的嗓音 - strong colours
浓重的色彩 - a face with strong features (= large and easy to notice)
具有鲜明特征的面孔 - She spoke with a strong Australian accent.
她说话带有浓重的澳大利亚口音。 - He was under strong pressure to resign.
他承受着要辞职的巨大压力。
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- a strong smell
- having a lot of taste
味重的 - strong cheese
味重的奶酪 - You'll need to use plenty of strong French mustard.
您需要使用大量浓烈的法国芥末。
- strong cheese
- containing a lot of a substance
浓的;酽的 - strong black coffee
不加牛奶的浓咖啡
- strong black coffee
- (of objects) not easily broken or damaged; made well
坚固的;结实的 - The box looks strong enough.
盒子看上去够结实。
- The box looks strong enough.
- not easily upset or frightened; not easily influenced by other people
坚强的;不易受惊吓的;有主见的 - You need strong nerves to ride a bike in London.
在伦敦骑自行车,你可得有胆量。 - Every child needs to develop a strong sense of identity.
每个孩子都需要培养很强的身份认同感。 - It's difficult, I know. But be strong!
我知道这不容易。不过要坚强! - a strong personality
坚强的个性 - She’s had a strong will since she was a baby.
她从小就有坚强的意志。 - We must stand strong in the face of adversity.
在逆境面前我们必须坚强。
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- You need strong nerves to ride a bike in London.
- likely to succeed or happen
有望成功的;可能性大的 - a strong candidate for the job
有望获得这份工作的人选 - You're in a strong position to negotiate a deal.
你们很有希望通过谈判达成协议。 - There's a strong possibility that we'll lose the game.
我们很有可能会输掉比赛。
- a strong candidate for the job
- having existed for a long time and functioning well; difficult to destroy
稳固的;坚固的;牢固的 - a strong marriage
牢固的婚姻 - The college has strong links with local industry.
这所学院同当地产业界有牢固的联系。 - I know that their relationship is growing stronger every day.
我知道他们的关系日见密切。
- a strong marriage
- (of prices, an economy, etc.) having a value that is high or increasing
坚挺的;行情看涨的;呈强势的 - strong share prices
行情看涨的股票价格 - The country is currently experiencing particularly strong economic growth.
该国目前正处于非常强势的经济增长期。 - The euro is getting stronger against the dollar.
欧元对美元汇率走强。 - This news helped keep the dollar relatively strong today.
今天美元保持了相对坚挺,与这则消息有关。
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- (of a business or an industry) in a safe financial position
经营状况良好的;景气的 - Their catering business remained strong despite the recession.
尽管出现经济衰退,他们的酒席承办生意仍然景气。
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- Their catering business remained strong despite the recession.
- good at something; done well
擅长的;突出的;做得好的 - The play has a very strong cast.
这部剧演员阵容强大。 - The actors give extremely strong performances.
众演员的演出非常精彩。 - Mathematics was never my strong point (= I was never very good at it).
数学从来不是我的强项。
- The play has a very strong cast.
- great in number
大量的;众多的 - There was a strong police presence at the demonstration.
示威现场有大批警察。 - Sales were surprisingly strong in the second half of the year.
下半年的销售量高得惊人。
- There was a strong police presence at the demonstration.
- used after numbers to show the size of a group
(用于数字后,表示某集体的规模)多达…的,计有…的 - a 5 000-strong crowd
多达 5 000 人的人群 - The crowd was 5 000 strong.
聚集了 5 000 人。
- a 5 000-strong crowd
- (of a person) not easily affected by disease; healthy
健康的;强壮的;身体好的 - These vitamins are meant to keep you healthy and strong.
这些维生素会让你保持健康强壮。
Synonyms wellwellall right ▪ OK ▪ fine ▪ healthy ▪ strong ▪ fitThese words all describe somebody who is not ill and is in good health.well [not usually before noun] (rather informal) in good health:- I’m not feeling very well.
我感觉身体不太好。 - Is he well enough to travel?
他身体怎么样,能够旅行吗?
- Are you feeling all right?
你感觉还好吗?
- She says she’s OK now, and will be back at work tomorrow.
她说她现在身体还可以,明天就回来上班。
- ‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’
“你好吗?”“很好,谢谢。”
- Keep healthy by exercising regularly.
经常锻炼以保持健康。
- After a few weeks she was feeling stronger.
几周之后她感觉身体好些了。
- I go swimming every day in order to keep fit.
我每天游泳以保持健康。
- all right/OK/fit for something
- all right/OK/fit to do something
- to feel/look well/all right/OK/fine/healthy/strong/fit
- to keep (somebody) well/healthy/fit
- perfectly well/all right/OK/fine/healthy/fit
- physically well/healthy/strong/fit
Extra Examples- Are you feeling stronger now after your rest?
休息后你现在感觉更强壮了吗? - We hope to see you well and strong again soon.
我们希望很快能再次见到您,恢复健康、坚强。
- These vitamins are meant to keep you healthy and strong.
- (of words or language) having a lot of force, often causing offence to people
强硬的;冒犯的 - The movie has been criticized for strong language (= swearing).
这部电影因有脏话而受到批评。
- The movie has been criticized for strong language (= swearing).
- [usually before noun] (of a verb) forming the past tense and past participle by changing a vowel, not by adding a regular ending, for example sing, sang, sung
强变化的(通过改变元音而不是加规则的词尾来构成动词过去式和过去分词,如 sing、sang、sung) - [usually before noun] used to describe the way some words are pronounced when they have stress. For example, the strong form of and is /ænd/.
强读式的,重读的(某些词重读时的读音,如 and 的强式读音为 /ænd/) opposite weak
having physical power
having power over people
hard to resist/defeat/attack
opinion/belief/feeling
easy to see/hear/feel/smell
food
drinks
not easily broken
not easily upset
likely to succeed
difficult to destroy
business
good at something
number
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Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German streng, also to string.
Idioms
be a bit strong
- (British English, informal) used to say that you think what somebody has said is unfair or too critical
(认为某人的话有失公允或过于苛刻时说)有点言重了
somebody’s best/strongest/winning card
- something that gives somebody an advantage over other people in a particular situation
某人的王牌;最强有力的一招;制胜的绝招
be strong on something
- to be good at something
擅长某事 - I'm not very strong on dates (= I can't remember the dates of important events).
我不大记得住日期。
- I'm not very strong on dates (= I can't remember the dates of important events).
- to have a lot of something
某事物有很多;强于某一方面 - The report was strong on criticism, but short on practical suggestions.
这份报告批评的话说得多,但可行的建议提得少。
- The report was strong on criticism, but short on practical suggestions.
be somebody’s strong suit
- to be a subject that somebody knows a lot about
为某人所长 - I'm afraid geography is not my strong suit.
恐怕地理不是我的强项。
- I'm afraid geography is not my strong suit.
come on strong
- (informal) to make your feelings clear in an aggressive way, especially your sexual feelings towards somebody
言行过分;(尤指)露骨地调情
going strong
- (informal) to continue to be healthy, active or successful
保持健康;活跃依旧;兴盛不衰 - My grandmother is 90 and still going strong.
我奶奶 90 岁了,还挺硬朗。 - The business is still going strong.
生意依然不错。
- My grandmother is 90 and still going strong.
have a strong stomach
- to be able to see or do unpleasant things without feeling sick or upset
能忍受令人恶心的事 - You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster.
要坐这个大型过山车,你得有个强健的胃才行。
- You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster.