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单词 high-powered
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high-powered

1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A high-powered machine or piece of equipment is very powerful and efficient.
...high powered lasers.
...high-powered binoculars.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Someone who is high-powered or has a high-powered job has a very important and responsible job which requires a lot of ability.
...a high-powered lawyer.
I had a very high-powered senior job in publishing.
Synonyms: dynamic, driving, powerful, enterprising More Synonyms of high-powered

high-powered in British English

adjective
1. 
(of an optical instrument or lens) having a high magnification
a high-powered telescope
2. 
dynamic and energetic; highly capable
3. 
possessing great strength, power, etc
a high-powered engine

high-powered in American English

(ˈhaɪˈpaʊərd)
adjective
very powerful

Examples of 'high-powered' in a sentence
high-powered

In his twenties he had a high-powered office job and took little exercise.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Filling in the form is worse than doing a high-powered job application.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Almost as obsessed with her high-powered job as her husband is with his.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He took a high-powered job in America and was basically absent for most of my difficult years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
To play the serious, high-powered business executive?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There's been a chief executive and some high-powered senior people looking after the portfolio.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Her career as a high-powered lawyer adds 1m to the fortune.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I excelled at my high-powered job.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
high-powered

British English: high-powered ADJECTIVE
A high-powered machine or piece of equipment is very powerful and efficient.
...high powered lasers.
  • American English: high-powered
  • Brazilian Portuguese: de alta potência
  • Chinese: 大功率的
  • European Spanish: de gran potencia
  • French: très puissante
  • German: Hochleistungs-
  • Italian: ad alta potenza
  • Japanese: 高性能の
  • Korean: 고성능의
  • European Portuguese: de alta potência
  • Latin American Spanish: de gran potencia
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