firepower

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firepower — 名詞

1. how many weapons a fighting force has and how powerful those weapons are when us

1.名詞C1
釋義

火力

軍隊或武器系統的整體攻擊能力

how many weapons a fighting force has and how powerful those weapons are when used together in battle.

例句

The rebel army lacked the firepower to break through the government lines.

叛軍火力不足，無法突破政府軍的防線。

lacked the firepower to + infinitive — military shortfall pattern

Pim watched as the navy ship displayed its massive firepower during the harbour drill.

Pim 看著海軍艦艇在港口演習中展示強大的火力。

displayed/showed + firepower — collocation for demonstrating capability

常見搭配
  • superior firepower
  • overwhelming firepower
  • lack firepower
  • display firepower
  • concentrate firepower
同義詞
  • armament

    more formal; refers to the weapons themselves rather than the destructive capacity

  • weaponry

    covers the collection of weapons available, without emphasising combat capability

  • military might

    broader; includes troops, equipment, and strategy, not just weapon strength

文法句型

firepower of [force]

superior firepower

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable; never pluralised as 'firepowers'. Subject is usually a military force, ship, or vehicle; treated as a single combined capability rather than individual weapons.

常見錯誤

The two armies compared their firepowers.
The two armies compared their firepower.
firepower is uncountable, never takes a plural -s.
My new rifle has great firepower.
My new rifle has great stopping power.
firepower describes a whole force's combined arms, not one single weapon.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • firepower advantage
  • firepower superiority

常用片語

  • lack of firepower
  • concentration of firepower
  • show of firepower

介系詞搭配

  • of (the firepower of the fleet)
  • over (firepower over the enemy)