势

势(勢) [shì] 名

1. ■ （势力） power; force; influence:

权势 (a person's) power and influence;

仗势欺人 bully people on the strength of one's powerful connections;

人多势众。 Many hands provide great strength.

2. ■ （一切事物力量表现出来的趋向） momentum; tendency:

来势甚猛 come with tremendous force;

以排山倒海之势 with the momentum [force] of an avalanche [a landslide];

大势趋向和平。 The tendency of events is towards peace.

3. ■ （自然界的现象或形势） the outward appearance of a natural object:

地势 physical features of the land; terrain;

山势 the lie of a mountain;

风势缓和了。 The wind is moderating.

4. ■ （状况; 情势） situation; state of affairs; circumstances:

趁势 take advantage of a favourable situation;

势所必然 inevitably; as a matter of course

5. ■ （姿态）sign; gesture:

摆姿势 pose;

作手势 make a sign with the hand

6. ■ （雄性生殖器） male genitals:

去势 castration