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| 1 | U the physical energy that someone has to lift or move things （抬或搬东西的）力气，体力，力量 |
| I didn’ t have the strength to get out of bed. 我没有力气下床。 |
| He’ s working on building up his upper body strength. 他在努力增进上肢力量。 |
| | 1a | C/U the ability of something to support a force or weight without breaking 力度；强度 | | Calcium is needed for bone strength. 钙是坚固骨质所必需的。 | | We have several boxes of different strengths. 我们有几种不同强度的箱子。 | | +of Test the strength of the rope. 测试一下这条绳子的强度。 | |
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| 2 | U the ability to achieve something , even in a difficult situation 意志力 |
| +of He has terrific strength of character. 他有极坚强的性格。 |
| the strength to do sth We need someone who has the inner strength to take on a difficult job. 我们需要意志坚强的人来承担重任。 |
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| 3 | U power in a military , political , or economic situation （军事、政治或经济）实力 |
| +of the strength of the economy 经济实力 |
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| 4 | C something that someone does very well 强项；长处；优势 |
| Ron’ s main strength is his ability to motivate players. 罗恩的主要长处是他具有激发队员们斗志的能力。 |
| strengths and weaknesses The test is used to determine candidates’ strengths and weaknesses. 这项测试用来判定候选人的长处和弱点。 |
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| 5 | U the amount of influence that a person or group has （个人或团体的）影响力 |
| Don’ t underestimate the opposition’ s strength. 别低估了对手的影响力。 |
| a show of strength by the militants 激进主义者影响力的展示 |
| Johnson had steered himself into a position of strength. 约翰逊已经谋取了一个有影响力的职位。 |
| +of the strength of public opinion 公众舆论的影响力 |
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| 6 | C/U the size of a group of people needed to achieve something 人力；人数；兵力 |
| full strength (=with everyone present) The military force numbered 14,000 at full strength. 全员；满额 |
| under/below strength (=lacking some important members) Belgium defeated a below-strength French side. 未全部到场的；不足额的 |
| in strength (=in large numbers) Local people turned out in strength to support us. 涌；蜂拥 |
| | 6a | if a team has strength in depth it has a lot of good extra players it can use when necessary 球队的板凳深度，替补队员的水平 | | The B-side’ s emphatic victory illustrated Australia’ s strength in depth. B方的大获全胜表明了澳大利亚队有许多优秀的替补队员。 | |
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| 7 | C/U the amount of a substance in food , drink , medicine etc （食物、药等的）浓度；（酒的）烈度 |
| coffees of different strengths 不同浓度的咖啡 |
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| 8 | U the value of one country’ s money compared to the money of other countries （货币的）价值，坚挺程度 |
| +of the strength of the dollar against the euro 美元对欧元币值的坚挺 |
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| 9 | C/U the speed or force of wind or water （风）速；（水）流速；（风或水）力 |
| winds of varying strengths 忽强忽弱的风 |
| +of The strength of the current makes swimming dangerous. 水流的强度使游泳变得危险。 |
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| 10 | U the amount of light , heat , sound etc that comes from something （光、热量、声音等的）强度 |
| +of the strength of the sun’ s rays 太阳光线照射的强度 |
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| - | give me strength spoken
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| used for saying that you feel annoyed about something |
| 令人恼火 |
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| - | on the strength of
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| based on what you saw , heard , experienced etc |
| 基于，依据，凭借（所见、所闻、所经历之事等） |
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| I heard their new single, and on the strength of that I bought the album. 我是因为听了他们的新单曲才买下这张专辑的。 |
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