"providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
"a potent toxin"
"potent liquor"
"a potent cup of tea"
"a stiff drink"
1.很有效的;强有力的
Something that ispotent is very effective and powerful.
e.g. Their mostpotent weapon was the Exocet missile...
飞鱼导弹是他们最有攻击力的武器。
e.g. The drug is extremelypotent, but causes unpleasant side effects.
这种药药效极强,但会产生不良的副作用。
1. potent
1. 强有力的:officious 多管闲事的 | 19)potent 强有力的 |potential 潜在的, 可能的
2. 强力的(形容词):He was grief-stricken when he heard about his friend's accident.当他听到朋友的意外时,他极度的悲伤. |potent强力的(形容词) | The poison of the snake is a verypotent.那只蛇的毒很强.
3. 有力的; 有效的:tentative 试验性的,暂时的 |potent 有力的,有效的 | relentless 坚韧的,无情的,严酷的
4. 有力的:potency 力量 |potent 有力的 |potentate 当权者
The most potent weapon..of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
出自:S. BikoSloth and sex are less potent temptations for a writer in her sixties.
出自:B. Pym