powerhouses

英 [ˈpaʊəhaʊsɪz]

美 [ˈpaʊərˌhaʊsɪz]

n.  强大的集团(或组织); 精力充沛的人; 身强力壮的人
powerhouse的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 权势集团；强国
  Apowerhouseis a country or organization that has a lot of power or influence.
  1. Nigeria is the most populous African country and an economic powerhouse for the continent.
     尼日利亚是非洲人口最稠密的国家，也是非洲大陆的经济强国。
• 精力充沛的人；充满活力的人
  If you say that someone is apowerhouse, you mean that they are very energetic.

双语例句

• Nor could stellar slam dancing explain the narrow jets that emanate from the central powerhouses of many quasars.
  而恒星的碰碰舞也无法解释许多类星体活跃的核心所放射出的狭长喷流。
• Japan and South Korea will join the medal charge from the east, and while the traditional powerhouses of Europe may not be as strong a they once were, Germany, France, Italy and the UK should still finish in the top 12.
  日本和韩国将成为东方奖牌大国。欧洲传统强国或许已不复往日的强盛，但德国、法国、意大利和英国应该仍会保留在前12名之列。
• Countries previously viewed as suitable only for charity will become the new powerhouses.
  以前被看作只适于从事慈善事业的国家，将成为新的力量发源地。
• The growing economic power of Japan, one of the first Asian export powerhouses, raised concerns in the US about unfair currency valuations.
  日本是亚洲最早的出口大国之一，其迅速增长的经济实力，引发了美国对于货币估值有失公允的担忧。
• When Gibraltar, a British overseas territory on the Iberian Peninsula claimed by Spain, tried to join FIFA, Spain threatened to pull all of its teams including the powerhouses of Barcelona and Real Madrid from the European Champions League and international football.
  直布罗陀是英国在伊比利亚半岛的海外领土，西班牙一直声称对其拥有主权。当直布罗陀试图加入FIFA时，西班牙威胁从欧冠联赛和国际比赛中撤回所有西班牙球队，包括巴塞罗那和皇家马德里这样的强队。
• Research is now showing that five spices we've long savored just for their flavor are also nutritional powerhouses.
  现在，研究表明，我们一直为调味而使用的五种调味品也有着重要的营养功能。
• For the world's economies to recover, these two economic powerhouses must co-operate, they said.
  世界各经济体要实现复苏，这两个经济大国必须合作。
• Meanwhile, traditional videogame powerhouses like Electronic Arts and Nintendo have seen revenues stagnate and fall.
  与此同时，美国艺电（ElectronicArts）和日本任天堂等传统的视频游戏开发商的营收，则处于停滞和下滑窘境。
• Some new regional powerhouses are already emerging.
  一些新的区域性高效银行已崭露头角。
• The UNCTAD also regarded China, together with the US, as the two powerhouses of the world economy.
  联合国贸发会议将中国和美国并称为世界经济两大火车头。