strength

英 [streŋθ; streŋkθ] 美[strɛŋθ]

• n. 力量；力气；兵力；长处

1. the property of being physically or mentally strong;

"fatigue sapped his strength"

2. capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war;

"we faced an army of great strength"

"politicians have neglected our military posture"

3. physical energy or intensity;

"he hit with all the force he could muster"

"it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"

"a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

4. an asset of special worth or utility;

"cooking is his forte"

5. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty;

"the strength of his argument settled the matter"

6. the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation);

"he adjusted the intensity of the sound"

"they measured the station's signal strength"

7. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;

"the toxin's potency"

"the strength of the drinks"

8. the condition of financial success;

"the strength of the company's stock in recent weeks"

9. permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force;

"they advertised the durability of their products"