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P0492700 (pou′ər-fəl)adj.1. Having or capable of exerting power.2. Effective or potent: a powerful drug.3. Chiefly Upper Southern US Great: "[Everybody had] a powerful lot to say about faith and good works and free grace ... and I don't know what all" (Mark Twain).adv. Chiefly Upper Southern US Very: It was powerful humid.

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pow′er·ful·ly adv.pow′er·ful·ness n.Our Living Language In the Upper Southern United States the words powerful and mighty are intensives used frequently in the same way as very: Your boy's grown powerful big. The new baby is mighty purty. Powerful is used as an adjective in some expressions: The storm did a powerful lot of harm. In the same dialect region the noun power has, in addition to its standard meaning, the sense of "a large number or amount." This sense appears in the Oxford English Dictionary as common in dialectal British English of the 1700s and 1800s: "It has done a power of work" (Charles Dickens). All these derivative senses of power and might take advantage of the notion of strength inherent in these nouns, making them natural intensives.

powerful

(ˈpaʊəfʊl) adj1. having great power, force, potency, or effect2. (Chemistry) extremely effective or efficient in action: a powerful drug; a powerful lens. 3. dialect large or great: a powerful amount of trouble. advdialect extremely; very: he ran powerful fast. ˈpowerfully adv ˈpowerfulness n

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(ˈpaʊ ər fəl)

adj. 1. having or exerting great power or force. 2. physically strong, as a person. 3. potent; efficacious: a powerful drug. 4. having great power, authority, or influence; mighty. 5. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. great in number or amount: a powerful lot of money. [1350–1400] pow′er•ful•ly, adv. pow′er•ful•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	powerful - having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"effective, effectual, efficacious - producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"potent, stiff, strong - having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"powerless - lacking power
	2.	powerful - strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"knock-downstrong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
	3.	powerful - having great influencepotentinfluential - having or exercising influence or power; "an influential newspaper"; "influential leadership for peace"
	4.	powerful - (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"brawny, hefty, sinewy, muscularstrong - having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"
	5.	powerful - displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions"herculeansuperhuman - above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance; "superhuman beings"; "superhuman strength"; "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery"
Adv.	1.	powerful - (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily"mighty, mightily, rightintensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

powerful

adjective1. influential, dominant, controlling, commanding, supreme, prevailing, sovereign, authoritative, puissant You're a powerful woman - people will listen to you.
influential weak, ineffectual, powerless, impotent2. strong, strapping, mighty, robust, vigorous, potent, energetic, sturdy, stalwart a big, powerful man
strong weak, feeble, frail, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, effete, fragile, infirm, puny, sickly, unsteady, wasted, weakly, shaky3. effective, hard, strong a powerful and fast-acting drug
effective weak, ineffective, inefficacious, useless4. intoxicating, strong, heady tiny flowers with a powerful scent5. loud, booming, resounding, sonorous, stentorian He had a deep, powerful voice.
loud weak faint, feeble, quiet, soft, low, shaky, languid, unsteady, muffled, small6. persuasive, convincing, effective, telling, moving, striking, storming, dramatic, impressive, compelling, authoritative, forceful, weighty, forcible, cogent, effectual a powerful drama about a corrupt city leader7. intense, strong, burning, keen, violent, acute, overwhelming, consuming, fierce, passionate, irresistible, overpowering, ardent, fervent, fervid in the grip of a powerful emotion

powerful

adjective1. Having great physical strength:mighty, potent, puissant, strong.2. Conveying great physical force:hard, heavy, hefty, severe.3. Having or able to exert great power:mighty, potent, puissant.4. Full of or displaying force:dynamic, dynamical, effective, forceful, forcible, hard-hitting, strong, vigorous.5. Having or exercising influence:consequential, important, influential, weighty.

Translations

强大的强有力的

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(ˈpauə) noun1. (an) ability. A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk. 能力 能力2. strength, force or energy. muscle power; water-power; (also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand). 力，動力 力，动力 3. authority or control. political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last 權力範圍 权力范围4. a right belonging to eg a person in authority. The police have the power of arrest. 權限 权限5. a person with great authority or influence. He is quite a power in the town. 有權力的人/機構 有权力的人或机构6. a strong and influential country. the Western powers. 強國(大國) 强国（大国） 7. the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times. 2  2  2 or 2³ is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3. (數學)冪，次方 （乘）幂，乘方 ˈpowered adjective supplied with mechanical power. The machine is powered by electricity; an electrically-powered machine. 有動力裝置的 有动力装置的ˈpowerful adjective having great strength, influence etc. a powerful engine; He's powerful in local politics. 強有力的 强有力的ˈpowerfully adverb 有力地 有力地ˈpowerfulness noun 有力(量) 有力（量） ˈpowerless adjective having no power. The king was powerless to prevent the execution. 無力的，無權的 无力的，无权的 ˈpowerlessness noun 無力(量) 无力（量） power cut/failure a break in the electricity supply. We had a power cut last night. 斷電 断电ˌpower-ˈdriven adjective worked by electricity or other mechanical means, not by hand. 動力傳動的 动力传动的power point a socket on a wall etc into which an electric plug can be fitted. 電源插座 电源插座power station a building where electricity is produced. 發電站 发电站be in power (of a political party) to be the governing party. 執政 执政

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