high-powered

adjective
🔊/ˌhaɪ ˈpaʊəd/
🔊/ˌhaɪ ˈpaʊərd/
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  1. (of people) having a lot of power and influence; full of energy有权势的;精力旺盛的
    • She's a high-powered executive with a salary to match.她是一名高管,职位高,工资也高。
    • He is now an extremely high-powered executive.他现在是一位非常有能力的执行官。
  2. (of activities活动) important; with a lot of responsibility重要的;责任重大的
    • He has a very high-powered job and a hectic schedule.他有份责任重大的工作,日程安排得满满的。
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    • She's got a pretty high-powered job.她的工作能力很高。
    • He has a job paying £120 a week. It's not exactly high-powered.他有一份工作,每周支付120英镑。它不是高功率的。
    • I had to attend some quite high-powered meetings at Central Office.我不得不在中央办公室参加一些功能强大的会议。
  3. (also high-power)
    (of machines机器) very powerful大功率的
    • a high-powered car/computer, etc.大马力的汽车、高性能的计算机等