词汇 | puissance |
释义 | puissance noun uk /ˈpwiː.sɑ̃s //ˈpjuː.ɪ.səns/ us /ˈpwiː.sɑ̃s //ˈpjuː.ɪ.səns/ puissancenoun (HORSE EVENT)[ U or S ](also Puissance) a competition in the sport of showjumping that tests how high horses can jump over special fences or walls: (马的)越障能力赛 David McPherson on Sheerwater Baghera won the Puissance, the only one of three finalists to clear a 6ft 9in wall.骑“谢尔沃特 · 巴格拉”的大卫 · 麦克弗森在越障能力比赛中获胜,他是三名决赛选手中唯一成功越过6英尺9英寸障碍墙的选手。 They are due to compete in April's British Open Show Jumping Championship, which features international showjumping classes, including the Puissance, where riders face the famous wall - often 7ft high. Morrissey and Scaraberas finished third this past summer at a Puissance in Dublin in driving rain. The success of the TV show has revived interest in the sport, and puissance is the hardcore event of showjumping -a sort of equestrian fundamentalism. Third place went to Norway's Geir Gulliksen on the puissance specialist Alex, who stopped once at the wall before clearing it at the second attempt. Horse riding barrel racing break someone in bridle bridle path canter capriole chukka chukker curry girth high-spirited horseman horsewoman mounted pony trekking rein saddler showjumper sidesaddle whip puissancenoun (POWER)[ U ]old use great strength, power, or influence: 权力,势力;力量,影响 a King of high degree, a lord of power and puissance一位崇高的国王,权力与力量的领主 How may I serve the valiant and noble lord whose puissance causes Videssos to tremble? He plays a cruel-mouthed politician, nastily witty, and for all his apparent smooth sang-froid, inwardly impassioned with the puissance of his position. 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 You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Powerful people & dictators Examples of puissancepuissance After all, it seems inadequate to locate all the sources of our puissance in infancy, as if layers of consciousness acquired since then didn't count. I chide my children every day to teach them the magic puissance and power of the word "sorry". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe he described it as that final fence in the puissance which people will have to jump. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His gaze has une puissance (a power), which he tries not to use, since it has brought him nothing but misery in the past. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The first round consists of four to six large single obstacles including the puissance wall, the starting height of which may vary from 1.70to1.80m ftin in height. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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