勢（勢）shì? ? （勢力） power; force; influence: 權(quán) ～ (a person's) power and influence; 仗 ～ 欺人 bully people on the strength of one's powerful connections; 人多 ～ 眾。 Many hands provide great strength.
? （一切事物力量表現(xiàn)出來的趨向） momentum; tendency: 來 ～ 甚猛 come with tremendous force; 以排山倒海之 ～ with the momentum [force] of an avalanche [a landslide]; 大 ～ 趨向和平。 The tendency of events is towards peace.
? （自然界的現(xiàn)象或形勢） the outward appearance of a natural object: 地 ～ physical features of the land; terrain; 山 ～ the lie of a mountain; 風(fēng) ～ 緩和了。 The wind is moderating.
? (狀況； 情勢) situation; state of affairs; circumstances: 趁 ～ take advantage of a favourable situation; ～ 所必然 inevitably; as a matter of course
? （姿態(tài)） sign; gesture: 擺姿 ～ pose; 作手 ～ make a sign with the hand
? （雄性生殖器） male genitals: 去 ～ castration
◆勢必 certainly will; be bound to；
勢不可擋 be a (general) trend which cannot be halted; advance irresistibly; carry all before one; carry the world before one; Defense was impossible.; None could withstand sb.'s onslaught.; sweep all before one；
勢不兩立 be irreconcilable [incompatible] with; at daggers drawn; be implacably [diametrically] opposed to; impossible for both to exist together; irreconcilably hostile to each other; One of the two must be destroyed.; (We and they) shall not live at the same time.; There is no compatibility between them.；
勢差 potential difference；
勢場 potential field；
勢成騎虎 in the position of one riding a tiger — unable to get down but dangerous to go on; an awkward position from which there is no retreat; like riding a tiger — a situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself；
勢函數(shù) potential function；
勢均力敵 be well-matched in strength; match each other in strength; a Roland for an Oliver; balance in power; balance of power [forces]; be a match for; be comparable to each other in strength; be evenly matched; be in equilibrium; be matched in skill and strength; be of equal strength; have met one's match; neck and neck; nip and tuck; Their strength and the advantage of the situation match each other.；
勢壘 barrier potential; potential barrier; voltage barrier; barrier；
勢利 snobbish；
勢利眼 snobbish attitude; snobbishness; snob；
勢力 force; power; influence；
勢流 potential flow; potential motion of a fluid；
勢能 {物} potential energy; static energy；
勢如破竹 (smash into enemy territory) “l(fā)ike splitting bamboo”— without difficulty; carry all before one; carry the world before one; deal with ... just as one breaks a piece of bamboo; like a hot knife cutting through butter; meet with no resistance; The operation is like splitting the bamboo.; with a crushing force；
勢所必然 inevitably; as a matter of course；
勢態(tài) attitude；
勢頭 impetus; momentum; [口] tendency; the look of things；
勢源 potential source；
勢在必行 be imperative (under such a circumstance) 勢strategic configuration of power—roughly equivalent to an “alignment of forces” |