strong /strɒŋ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Someone who is strong is healthy with good muscles and can move or carry heavy things, or do hard physical work. 强壮的

  例：

  I'm not strong enough to carry him.

  我不够强壮，抱不动他。

• 2. 

  ADJ Someone who is strong is confident and determined, and is not easily influenced or worried by other people. 坚定的

  例：

  He is sharp and manipulative with a strong personality.

  他机灵且善于摆布别人，有着很强的个性。

  例：

  It's up to managers to be strong and do what they believe is right.

  立场坚定并做他们认为正确的事情是经理们的责任。

• 3. 

  ADJ Strong objects or materials are not easily broken and can support a lot of weight or resist a lot of strain. 坚固的

  例：

  The vacuum flask has a strong casing, which won't crack or chip.

  这个真空瓶有一个坚固的外壳，不会破裂。

  例：

  Glue the mirror in with a strong adhesive.

  用牢固的粘合剂把这面镜子粘上。

• 4. 

  strongly ADV 坚固地 [ADV -ed]

  例：

  The fence was very strongly built, with very large posts.

  这个栅栏用粗大的木桩建得非常坚固。

• 5. 

  ADJ A strong wind, current, or other force has a lot of power or speed, and can cause heavy things to move. (风、水流等) 强劲的

  例：

  Strong winds and torrential rain combined to make conditions terrible for golfers in the Scottish Open.

  强风和暴雨交加使得苏格兰公开赛的环境对高尔夫球员很糟糕。

  例：

  A fairly strong current seemed to be moving the whole boat.

  一股非常强劲的水流似乎要把整只小船冲走。

• 6. 

  strongly ADV 强劲地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  The metal is strongly attracted to the surface.

  这块金属牢牢地附在表面上。

• 7. 

  ADJ A strong impression or influence has a great effect on someone. (印象或影响) 深刻的; 强烈的

  例：

  We're glad if our music makes a strong impression, even if it's a negative one.

  如果我们的音乐能产生一个深刻的印象，即使它是负面的，我们也很高兴。

  例：

  There will be a strong incentive to enter into a process of negotiation.

  将会有一个强烈的刺激来进入谈判的过程。

• 8. 

  strongly ADV 深刻地; 强烈地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  He is strongly influenced by Spanish painters such as Goya and El Greco.

  他被戈雅、艾尔·格列柯等西班牙画家们强烈地影响了。

• 9. 

  ADJ If you have strong opinions on something or express them using strong words, you have extreme or very definite opinions which you are willing to express or defend. (观点、言辞) 坚定的

  例：

  She is known to hold strong views on Cuba.

  她因对古巴持有坚定的观点而闻名。

  例：

  I am a strong supporter of the president.

  我是总统的一位坚定的支持者。

• 10. 

  strongly ADV 坚定地

  例：

  Obviously you feel very strongly about this.

  显然你对此感觉很坚定。

  例：

  Republicans in the House were strongly opposed to lifting the ban.

  众议院的共和党人们曾坚定地反对解除该禁令。

• 11. 

  ADJ If someone in authority takes strong action, they act firmly and severely. 坚决的

  例：

  The American public deserves strong action from Congress.

  美国公众应受到来自国会的坚决的行动。

• 12. 

  ADJ If there is a strong case or argument for something, it is supported by a lot of evidence. 有说服力的

  例：

  The testimony presented offered a strong case for acquitting her on grounds of self-defence.

  所出示的证据为以正当防卫之由宣判她无罪提供了一个有说服力的理由。

• 13. 

  strongly ADV 有说服力地

  例：

  He argues strongly for retention of NATO as a guarantee of peace.

  他据理力争北大西洋公约组织作为一个和平保障的保留。

• 14. 

  ADJ If there is a strong possibility or chance that something is true or will happen, it is very likely to be true or to happen. (可能性、机率) 极大的

  例：

  There is a strong possibility that the cat contracted the condition by eating contaminated pet food.

  有一种极大的可能性就是那只猫吃了受污染的宠物食品而染上了病。

• 15. 

  ADJ Your strong points are your best qualities or talents, or the things you are good at. 优秀的; 擅长的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Discretion is not Jeremy's strong point.

  谨慎不是杰里米的长处。

  例：

  Exports may be the only strong point in the economy over the next six to 12 months.

  出口也许是随后的6至12个月经济中的惟一强项。

• 16. 

  ADJ A strong competitor, candidate, or team is good or likely to succeed. (竞争对手等) 强大的

  例：

  She was a strong contender for the Olympic team.

  她曾是奥林匹克队的一个强大的竞争者。

• 17. 

  ADJ If a relationship or link is strong, it is close and likely to last for a long time. (关系) 牢固的

  例：

  He felt he had a relationship strong enough to talk frankly to Sarah.

  他觉得他有着一种足够牢固的关系以使他与莎拉坦诚地交谈。

  例：

  This has tested our marriage, and we have come through it stronger than ever.

  这已经考验了我们的婚姻，我们经历它之后比以往更加牢固。

• 18. 

  ADJ A strong currency, economy, or industry has a high value or is very successful. (货币) 坚挺的; (经济、行业) 有实力的

  例：

  The U.S. dollar continued its strong performance in Tokyo today.

  美元今天在东京继续了其坚挺的表现。

• 19. 

  ADJ If something is a strong element or part of something else, it is an important or large part of it. (成分) 重要的; 强大的

  例：

  We are especially encouraged by the strong representation, this year, of women in information technology disciplines.

  我们尤其被今年女性在信息技术学科中的重要表现所鼓舞。

• 20. 

  ADJ You can use strong when you are saying how many people there are in a group. For example, if a group is twenty strong, there are twenty people in it. 多达…的 [num ADJ]

  例：

  Ukraine indicated that it would establish its own army, 400,000 strong.

  乌克兰表示它将建立自己的军队，多达40万人。

• 21. 

  ADJ A strong drink, chemical, or drug contains a lot of the particular substance which makes it effective. (饮品) 浓的; (化学品、药物) 含量高的

  例：

  Strong coffee or tea late at night may cause sleeplessness.

  晚上喝浓咖啡或浓茶可能引起失眠。

• 22. 

  ADJ A strong colour, flavour, smell, sound, or light is intense and easily noticed. (颜色、味道) 浓烈的; 响亮的; (光线) 强烈的

  例：

  As she went past there was a gust of strong perfume.

  当她经过时有一股浓烈的香水味。

• 23. 

  strongly ADV 浓烈地; 响亮地; 强烈地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  He leaned over her, smelling strongly of sweat.

  他朝她俯下身来，散发着浓烈的汗味。

• 24. 

  ADJ If someone has a strong accent, they speak in a distinctive way that shows very clearly what country or region they come from. (口音) 浓重的

  例：

  "Good, Mr. Ryle," he said in English with a strong French accent.

  “好，赖尔先生，”他用带着浓重的法国口音的英语说道。

• 25. 

  PHRASE If someone or something is still going strong, they are still alive, in good condition, or popular after a long time. 状况良好; 兴盛不衰 [非正式]

  例：

  The old machinery was still going strong.

  这台旧机器依然状况良好。