powerhouse

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pow·er·house /ˈpaʊəhaʊs $ ˈpaʊr-/ noun [countableC] informal

1 SSOEFFECT/INFLUENCEan organization or place where there is a lot of activity or where a lot of things are produced 強大的組織，重要的地方

Europe’s industrial powerhouse

歐洲的工業重地

2 STRONG TASTE OR SMELLsomeone who is very strong or has a lot of energy 身強力壯的人，精力充沛的人

a powerhouse of a man

精力充沛的男人

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powerhouse• The Cougars, eighth in the conference last year, have never been a Pac-10 powerhouse.• This small company has become a powerhouse in the software market.• The Redmond, Wash.-based powerhouse yesterday announced an agreement to buy Aha!• Whether this is true or not, an extraordinary powerhouse of commercial and creative activity is now propelling multimedia forward.• But they face opposition from a lobbying powerhouse of credit card companies, banks, auto companies and retail chains.• So whatever level of runner you are you can't do better than get into the Mizuno powerhouse.• There are some powerhouses, of course.• Atlanta was the powerhouse team of the '90s.• Vocal powerhouse Dorothy Reid will perform at Thursday's gospel concert.

From Longman Business Dictionary

powerhousepow·er·house /ˈpaʊəhaʊsˈpaʊr-/ noun [countableC]

an organization that produces a lot of ideas or activity, and has a lot of power or influence in its field

He wanted to turn the securities firm into a Wall Street powerhouse.

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