英:[ˈfaɪəpaʊə(r)]
美:[ˈfaɪərpaʊə(r)]
英:[ˈfaɪəpaʊə(r)]
美:[ˈfaɪərpaʊə(r)]
fire·pow·er
faIr paU r
noun
the capacity (as of a military unit) to deliver effective fire on a target
effective fire
effective power or force
intellectual firepower
the scoring ability of a team or player
同时也有 fire-power “军事火力的效力”一词,起源于1891年,由 fire(n.)和 power(n.)组成。
The first known use of firepower was in 1871
firepowernoun
the ability to deliver gunfire or warheads on a target
1 Guyer’s offense continued to bring the firepower, though, and Keller’s defensive struggles made things difficult.
2 Brain scans indicate that this may be because people with autism recruit more firepower from the brain's visual areas when doing such tasks.
脑部扫描显示着可能是因为自闭症患者在做此类工作时从大脑的视觉区域征用了更多的火力。
3 The notion of marshaling such vocal firepower across the board was audacious in itself.
4 The Crimson Bolt eventually commands a formidable arsenal of firepower that includes bombs and grenades as he and Libby, now nicknamed Boltie and appropriately costumed, lay siege to Jacques’s lair.
5 The pair, she said, “will add that much more firepower” to the marketplace.
6 Far from a B-side addendum to the original, “The Look of Silence” is a wholly conceived, self-contained work with emotional and moral firepower all its own.
7 But without real structural solutions, neither the bank nor a new stability fund has the firepower to beat back a really determined attack.
不过如果没有实质性的结构解决办法,没有任何一家银行或者新的稳定的基金能够有能力挽回局面。
8 Nation‘s cover story was about an AR-15 assault rifle painted in radioactive green, outfitted with add-ons to allow automatic operation that “bridges the firepower gap between a rifle and a machine gun.”
9 The United States, however, would still likely have the firepower for a more sustained air assault to destroy the sites.
10 "You know, where I'm from, when Black folks started revolutions, they never had the firepower or the resources to fight their oppressors. Where was Wakanda?"
11 Despite being outclassed by the aliens’ shockingly superior technology and awe-inspiring arsenal of firepower, humanity finds a way to save the Earth while — you won’t be surprised to know — thoroughly thrashing said aliens.
12 In the end, the lack of cultural firepower in Mr. Trump’s favor didn’t matter: He won.
13 The army didn't have the firepower to defeat the invaders.
14 Despite the vast firepower on display here at Crossroads, the shows are largely unregulated, private events.
15 Gangs in the US are using stronger firepower all the time.
美国的犯罪团伙正在使用火力较以往任何时候都更为强劲的武器.
16 As long as they have this kind of firepower, they're never going to stop.
一旦他们拥有了这种程度的火力, 他们就不准备停下来了.
17 Libor's gleaming, mighty soprano and passionate, no-holds-barred performance style made for a gripping evening, particularly since she was surrounded by a cast of considerable firepower.
18 Pentagon brass was concerned that it lacked the firepower to hit it.
五角大楼的高级官员担忧没有足够的弹药攻击它.
19 But her majesty’s impressive firepower can often work against her, like an overmuscled fighter who can fall victim to more nimble and less valuable adversaries.
20 When you're dealing with that much firepower and illumination, anything goes.
2 火力
3 智力
intellectual pate mind ability brain understanding capacity intelligence mentality intellect headpiece
4 资源