| 词汇 | be in somebody's power |
| 释义 | be in somebody's powerbe in somebody's power 1 CANif it is in someone’s power to do something, they have the authority or ability to do it 某人有权[能力]（做某事） I wish it was within my power to change the decision. 但愿我有权力改变这个决定。 do everything/all in your power The ambassador promised to do everything in his power to get the hostages released. 大使承诺尽其所能让人质获释。 Examples from the Corpus do everything/all in your power• I shall do everything in my power to help these poor creatures.• This might increase the temptation on the police to do all in their power to discourage complaints. 7.• Meanwhile the Cheetahs promise to do all in their power to ensure that Friday night's events are not repeated.• The Parish Council want to do everything in their power to prevent a serious accident.• Analysts say Milosevic is loathe to lose Belgrade and will do everything in his power to retain control of it.• And we will do everything in our power to help that customer get through her difficult financial times. → be in/within somebody’s power (to do something) at power1(3) 2 literaryCONTROL to be in a situation in which someone has complete control over you 在某人的控制下 Examples from the Corpus be in somebody’s power• He'll do whatever I tell him to do. He's completely in my power.• He is worried his son will be entirely in his ex-wife's power.• I shall be in his power.• Data from the 1990 census indicate exactly how crucial higher education is in determining earning power.• It was in their power to make and break military reputations; men gave of their best in front of them.• I most heartily wish it may be in my power to serve and save so much innocence, beauty and merit.• They were in her power and at her discretion in all ways - how she loved them.• They were in the power of these dragons.• We must do whatever is in our power to convince them not to marry until they are old enough to know themselves. → be in somebody’s power at power1(5) |
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