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world power

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌworld ˈpower noun [countable]  COUNTRY/NATIONa country that has a lot of power and influence in many parts of the world 世界强国 superpower
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world powerIn literature, if in little else, Britain was again a world power.The first stemmed from Britain's own decline as a world power.Britain became a world power because it handled four institutions supremely well.The United States had replaced Great Britain as the dominant world power.Nor was the United States the dominant world power it had been in 1945.
ˌworld ˈpower nounChineseSyllable
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world power
ˌworld ˈpower noun [countable]
a country that has a lot of power and influence in many parts of the world ⇨ superpower


world powerBrE /ˌwɜːld ˈpaʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwɜːrld ˈpaʊər/ 🔊 nouna powerful country that has a lot of influence in international politics 世界强国