energy
常用用法
- energy的基本意思是“活力”“干劲”“能力”,多用作不可数名词,在指人的“精力”时多用复数形式。引申可表示“能”“能量”“能源”。
- energy作“能力”解时,其后面可用动词不定式作定语,但不可用 v -ing形式。 返回 energy
n. (名词)
词语辨析
- 这组词的共同意思是“能”“能量”“精力”。其区别在于:
- 1.energy在物理学定义中为“能”“能量”,用于生理学上指“精力”。
- 2.power系一般用语,可指动力、思维能力等各种力量或能力。例如:
- A car needs a lot of power to go fast.汽车高速行驶需要很大动力。
- Every normal, healthy person has power to think.每一个正常、健康的人都有思维能力。
- 3.strength指某人或某物所具有的内在力量,可指体力、力气或抽象的力量。例如:
- He hasn't got enough strength to get out of bed.他没有足够的力气下床。
- At last his strength gave out.他的体力终于不支了。
- He has strength of character.他性格坚强。
- Union is strength.团结就是力量。
- 4.force指的是物质或精神力量,多指为做成某事而使用的力量,也常指武力。例如:
- We had to use force to get into the house.我们不得不强行进屋。
- Some of them forced their way into our office.他们中有些人强行进入我们的办公室。
- His arguments forced them to admit he was right.他的论据迫使他们承认他是对的。
- The thief forced her to hand over the money.贼强迫她把钱交出来。
- 5.might指“力量”“威力”“强权”“权势”等,既可指人体的力量,也可指政治、军事等的强大而产生的威力,其程度要比其他几个词强。例如:
- The army fought bravely, but it was crushed by the might of its powerful enemy.军队勇敢地战斗,但最终还是被敌人强大的势力所摧垮。
- They would have little chance to survive against our might.在我们的强大力量面前,他们几乎无法继续生存下去。
- The work was so difficult that it was beyond my might.这项工作太难了,它超出了我的能力。
- The competition is strong and we must study with all our might.竞争是强有力的,我们须尽全力地学习。
- 6.vigour指生命产生的力量,常译为“活力”。例如:
- He is full of vigour.他充满了活力。 返回 energy