| 词汇 | power-vacuum |
| 释义 | power vacuum noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈpaʊə ˌvæk.juːm/ us /ˈpaʊ.ɚ ˌvæk.juːm/ a condition that exists when someone has lost control of something and no one has replaced them: 权力真空 She was quick to fill the power vacuum that was left by the sudden death of the managing director.她很快就填补了总经理突然离世留下的权力真空。 Power to control absolute authority ahold all's well that ends wellidiom all-powerful ascendancy authoritarianism discretionary driven girl power grip he who pays the piper calls the tune.idiom implant power base power grab power structure power struggle power-sharing the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldidiom the upper hand yoke Examples of power vacuumpower vacuum Critics from both left and right charge that libertarianism would create an unstable powervacuum and could not persist. Renamo fighters were operating to a degree in a powervacuum. In the powervacuum which followed the collapse of royal government in 1775, new instabilities and opportunities arose which galvanised these protagonists in different ways. At this moment in time, there is a dangerous powervacuum. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There is a danger of creating a powervacuum in a strategically important part of the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only gradually did we realise the powervacuum created by our flagrant neglect of the lesson of history. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result has been to produce throughout the whole area uncertainty, disorder and disunion—in other words, a powervacuum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He says we are creating a powervacuum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The attempt to do so risks crisis and chaos and the creation of a powervacuum which is promptly filled by a dictatorship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The appearance of a powervacuum in such a sensitive area is highly dangerous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I personally think that the powervacuum has been filled with a vengeance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the same time we appreciate that it is impossible to contemplate leaving a powervacuum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that we should be forgiven if we abandoned the area to terror and chaos by irresponsibly creating a powervacuum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that this is a powervacuum which will not arise in our lifetime, although it might. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I fear that there is a dangerous powervacuum in that area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of power vacuum These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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