powerhouse
UK ['paʊə.haʊs] US ['paʊr-] noun countable usually singular
■a country, organization or person with a lot of influence, power or energy 强国；权势集团；显贵；身强体壮的人；精力充沛的人•Germany is an economic powerhouse.德国是经济强国。 •The university is no longer the academic powerhouse that it once was.这所大学今非昔比，已不再是学术重镇了。 •She's a powerhouse of original ideas and solutions.她总有许多独到的见解和具有创意的点子。 |