Nghĩa là gì: a-power

a-power /'ei'pauə/

danh từ
- năng lượng nguyên tử
- cường quốc nguyên tử

owe Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a tower of strength

a person who helps you during a crisis, a brick When my parents were killed in an accident, Harry was a tower of strength to me.

balance of power

(See the balance of power)

grey power

the large numbers of seniors or older people An increase in life span causes an increase in grey power.

have my ears lowered

get a haircut, have my hair cut When my hair is long, I go and have my ears lowered!

look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary

seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.

look like the cat that swallowed the canary

look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?

more power to you

you deserve more support, we hope you succeed because you are kind "When she told him about her plan to help abused children, he said, ""More power to you, Ms. Wah."""

power play (business)

a show of power, a grab for power If a general manager demotes two managers, it's a power play.

power play (hockey)

five skaters against four or three The Canucks scored twice on their five-minute power play.

power to burn

very powerful, lots of horsepower That old Chev has a 454 motor. It has power to burn.

power trip

showing power, showing authority Last week he went on a power trip and told us to work harder.

power user

a person who uses a computer a lot Jay uses the computer about 12 hours a day. He's a power user.

powers that be

(See the powers that be)

something borrowed, something blue

two of the things required for a happy wedding and successful marriage The bride borrowed a blue garter, so she has something borrowed, something blue!

the balance of power

"the deciding votes; votes that cause the winner, tip the scales" He will try to get the support of the workers because they hold the balance of power.

the powers that be

the people in power, the power brokers I applied for a liquor license, but the powers that be said no.

throw in the towel

quit fighting, give up Don't throw in the towel. One more year and you'll graduate.

tower of strength

(See a tower of strength)

wall flower

a girl who is not invited to dance, no shrinking violet I won't go to the party because I feel like a wall flower when the boys don't ask me to dance.

blower

1. the telephone; from the speaking tube, down which one blew to attract a person's attention prior to having a conversation through it
2. a paper towel roll stuffed with dryer sheets to dissipate marijuana smoke:"I got the blower if you got the bowl"

power U

vagina

throwed off

person who doesn't have good sense, crazy person

beyond sb's power

out of sb．'s reach是某人力所不及的
It is beyond his power to get the work done within a week．他无法在一周内完成这项工作。

endowed with

born with 赋有
Jane is endowed with many talents．简多才多艺。
He was endowed with the spirit of selfsacrifice.他富有自我牺牲精神。
She is endowed with beauty and intelligence．她天生美丽聪明。
engage for guarantee；promise 保证；允诺
I can engage for nothing but his honesty．我只能对他的诚实担保。
That's all I can engage for．我所能担保的仅此而已。
Your demand is more than I can engage for．你的要求我无法答应。

in sb's power

possible or practicable for sb．在某人的能力或权限内
I will do all in my power to help you．我一定尽力帮助你。
It is not in my power to grant you the loan of five thousand dollars．我无权给你5000美元的贷款。

send sb to the showers

Idiom(s): send sb to the showers

Theme: DISMISSAL

to send a player out of the game and off the field, court, etc. (From sports.)
• John played so badly that the coach sent him to the showers after the third quarter.
• After the fistfight, the coaches sent both players to the showers.

power behind the throne

Idiom(s): power behind the throne

Theme: CONTROL

the person who controls the person who is apparently in charge.
• Mr. Smith appears to run the shop, but his brother is the power behind the throne.
• They say that the vice president is the power behind the throne.

lower the boom on

Idiom(s): lower the boom on sb

Theme: SCOLDING

to scold or punish someone severely; to crack down on someone. (Informal.)
• If Bob wont behave better, III have to lower the boom on him.
• The teacher lowered the boom on the whole class for misbehaving.

lower one's voice

Idiom(s): lower one's voice

Theme: LOUDNESS

to speak more softly.
• Please lower your voice, or you'll disturb the people who are working.
• He wouldn't lower his voice, so everyone heard what he said.

lower one's sights

Idiom(s): lower one's sights

Theme: GOALS

to set one's goals lower.
• Even though you get frustrated, don't lower your sights.
• I shouldn't lower my sights. If I work hard, I can do what I want.

live on borrowed time

Idiom(s): live on borrowed time

Theme: DOOM

to live longer than circumstances warrant.
• John has a terminal disease, and he's living on borrowed time.
• This project is living on borrowed time. It is overdue for completion.

live in an ivory tower

Idiom(s): live in an ivory tower

Theme: ALOOF

to be aloof from the realities of living. (Live can be replaced by a number of expressions meaning "to dwell or spend time," as in the first example.)
• If you didn't spend so much time in your ivory tower, you'd know what people really think!
• Many professors are said to live in ivory towers. They don't know what the real world is like.

have no staying power

Idiom(s): have no staying power

Theme: WEAKNESS

to lack endurance; not to be able to last.
• Sally can swim fast for a short distance, but she has no staying power.
• That horse can race fairly well, but it has no staying power.

bloody but unbowed

Idiom(s): bloody but unbowed

Theme: DETERMINATION

[one's head] showing signs of a struggle, but not bowed in defeat. (Fixed order.)
• Liz emerged from the struggle, her head bloody but unbowed.
• We are bloody but unbowed and will fight to the last.

lay it on with a trowel

Idiom(s): lay it on thick AND lay it on with a trowel; pour it on thick; spread it on thick

Theme: FLATTERY

to exaggerate praise, excuses, or blame.
• Sally was laying it on thick when she said that Tom was the best singer she had ever heard.
• After Bob finished making his excuses, Sally said that he was pouring it on thick.
• Bob always spreads it on thick.

However long the night, the dawn will break

Bad things don't last forever.

Avowed intent

If someone makes a solemn or serious promise publicly to attempt to reach a certain goal, this is their avowed intent.

Flowery speech

Flowery speech is full of lovely words, but may well lack substance.

Ivory tower

People who live in ivory towers are detached from the world around them.

Lower than a snake's belly

Someone or something that is lower than a snake's belly is of a very low moral standing.

Lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut

(USA) If someone or something is lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut, they are of low moral standing because a snake's belly is low and if the snake is in a wagon rut, it is really low.

Lower the bar

If people change the standards required to make things easier, they lower the bar.

Lower your sights

If you lower your sights, you accept something that is less than you were hoping for.

On the blower

(UK) If someone is on the blower, they are on the phone.

Slower than molasses going uphill in January

(USA) To move extremely slowly. Molasses drips slowly anyway but add January cold and gravity, dripping uphill would be an impossibility, thereby making the molasses move very slowly indeed!

Wallflower

A woman politician given an unimportant government position so that the government can pretend it takes women seriously is a wallflower.

a wallflower

someone who stands on his own at parties: "Who's the wallflower over there?"

be snowed under

to be very busy: "We're snowed under at work."

camp follower|camp|follower

n. 1. A man or woman who goes with an army, not to fight but to sell something. Nowadays camp followers are not allowed as they were long ago. 2. A person who goes with a famous or powerful person or group in hope of profit. A man who runs for president has many camp followers.

control tower|control|tower

n. A tower with large windows and a good view of an airport so that the traffic of airplanes can be seen and controlled, usually by radio. We could see the lights at the control tower as our plane landed during the night.