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potential

英[pəˈtenʃl]
美[pəˈtenʃl]

基本释义

  • adj.潜在的
  • n.潜力; 可能性

词性变化

实用例句

potential customers

潜在的客户

牛津词典

a potential source of conflict

潜在的冲突根源

牛津词典

a potential prime minister

未来的首相

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First we need to identify actual and potential problems.

首先,我们需要弄清实际的问题和潜在的问题。

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a potentially dangerous situation

有潜在危险的局势

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the potential for change

变革的可能性

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The European marketplace offers excellent potential for increasing sales.

欧洲市场带来了扩销的大好机遇。

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All children should be encouraged to realize their full potential .

应当鼓励所有的儿童充分发挥他们的潜能。

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She has great potential as an artist.

她很有潜质,是一位可造就的艺术家。

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He has the potential to become a world-class musician.

他有潜力成为世界级的音乐家。

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The house has a lot of potential.

这所房子颇具潜力。

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The firm has identified 60 potential customers at home and abroad...

该公司已在国内外找到60个潜在客户。

...potential party members...

有可能发展成党员的人

The boy has great potential...

这个男孩非常有潜质。

The school strives to treat pupils as individuals and to help each one to achieve their full potential...

学校力求对每一个学生因材施教,帮助他们充分发挥其潜力。

John seemed as horrified as I about his potential for violence...

约翰似乎和我一样害怕他自己会使用暴力。

The meeting has the potential to be a watershed event...

这次会议有可能成为具有转折性的事件。

The potential of hydroelectricity of one region varies from that of another.

水电的潜力因地而异.

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He emerged as the potential saviour of the club.

他以俱乐部的可能拯救者的姿态出现.

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The report is of potential usefulness to the government.

这个报告可能对政府有用.

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This new invention has an enormous sales potential.

这项新发明有巨大的销售潜力.

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The new drug is a potential lifesaver.

这种新药有可能成为一种救命药。

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a potential source of conflict

潜在的冲突根源

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Their potential is unrealized.

他们没有发挥出潜力。

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I think probably that the laser has not realised the potential that was expected of it in that domain.

我想可能激光在那个领域并没有充分发挥其潜力。

柯林斯例句

They identified six plants as having potential for development into pharmaceutical drugs.

他们验明6种植物有可能提炼出药物麻醉剂。

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The boy has great potential.

这个男孩非常有潜质。

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While the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the potential market is large.

尽管这种增长的数量相对较小,但是潜在的市场是巨大的。

柯林斯例句

If you're a busy person, looking to meet several potential mates at the same event, speed dating could be for you.

如果你是个忙人,想在同一场合和几位可能成为自己伴侣的人见面,那么快速交友可能就适合你。

柯林斯例句

You could do yourself a grave disservice by revealing all to a potential rival.

将一切都透露给潜在的竞争对手只会给自己帮倒忙。

柯林斯例句

真题例句

While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real-estate bubble, the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

What could have been considered the beginning of a descent is now a potential turning point—the turning point you are most equipped to take full advantage of.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Some scholars think teamwork may not always be reliable, despite its potential to work wonders.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

As she explored new interests and developed new potentials, Leah felt powerful internally.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

But that potential pales beside the never-ending demand for crop-based fuels.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

As incomes rise among low-income consumers, the potential for further grain consumption is huge.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

So it isn't surprising that you'll find plenty of strong opinions about the potential vulnerabilities of popular home-security systems.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Security devices are required to list the frequencies they broadcast on—that means that a potential thief can find what they need to know with minimal Googling.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It aims to bring employees' potential and creativity into full play.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Seize opportunities to tap their potential.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

That is a sign of its immense potential.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

We judge a potential partner according to our specific cultural expectations about what romantic love should feel like.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

They're willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills; be creative about where and how to look; learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Develop its students' potential in research

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

If you tell your dim friend that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

And despite what you may believe about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all have the potential to imagine the world in an absolutely new way.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

Social workers and experts on aging offer caregivers and potential caregivers help when arranging for the care of an elderly relative.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

To fully realize their potential.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

A new technology has the potential to change modern society in radical ways.

2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

But even if people are able to economically support a retirement at 65, over thirty years of potential inactivity is harmful to cognitive (认知的) and emotional vitality.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

But she says the results still suggest women in geoscience are at a potential disadvantage from the very beginning of their careers starting with those less than outstanding letters of recommendation.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

It is necessary for the companies and state agencies involved to consider the ethical consequences of these potential changes to build a better future for all.

2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Most of them engage with potential donors, since projects that answered questions from interested donors fared better.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Regardless, the World Health Organisation has launched a review into the potential health risks of drinking water from plastic bottles.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

The nutritional and health crises that followed the policy of structural adjustment, he says, led to many children and teenagers failing to reach their full potential in terms of height.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

While excessive optimism can promote bad investment patterns, resulting in a real-estate "bubble", the report's writers downplay that potential outcome in that it has not yet occurred.

2017年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Unless renewables become cheap enough that substantial carbon deposits are left underground for a very long time, if not forever, the planet will likely be exposed to potentially catastrophic climate risks.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The recent discovery of the giant Zohr gas field off the Egyptian coast will eventually have impact on pricing in the Mediterranean region and Europe, and there is significant development potential in many other places, notably Argentina.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The potential harm to the ecosystem.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Nations from around the world have gathered in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, with the goal of a universal and potentially legally-binding agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

It poses a potential threat to the retail business in the U.S.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Even major fossil fuel exporting countries have great potential to develop renewable energies.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Even Africa and the Middle East, home to economies that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports, have enormous potential to develop renewables.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

However, today is a new era in which taking antibiotics can cause some very dangerous and potentially life threatening situations.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

There is a large potential for wastewater agriculture to both help and hurt great numbers of urban consumers, said Liqa Raschid-Sally, who led the study.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

We have to understand and think about the implications, and balance these great innovations with the potential downsides they naturally carry with them.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

They are unaware of the potential risks they are confronting.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Some scientists are examining the potential for harvesting icebergs form Antarctica, which is estimated to have the biggest reserves of fresh water on the planet.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Scholars warn that Antarctica's political drift could blur the distinction between military and civilian activities long before the continent's treaties come up for renegotiation, especially in parts of Antarctica that are ideal for intercepting signals from satellites or retasking satellite systems, potentially enhancing global electronic intelligence operations.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Some doctors see a potential conflict in trying to be both providers of patient care and financial overseers.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

True, not all U.S.students can match theperformance of their foreign counterparts, but the American institutions do offer students from rich and poor families alike the chance to realize their full potential.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

The conception that everyone has a right to an education appropriate to his potential is a highly democratic and compassionate standard, says Marven Breselor, a professor at Princeton University.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

Team management calls for new skills if personnel potential is tobe fully realized.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

If a team manager exemplifies such qualities, then the team as a whole would be better able to realize their potential and achieve their objectives.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

Investors will invest in a bond considered risky only if the potential return is high enough.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

When Boston College, a private research university, wanted a better feel for its potential donors, it asked the psychologist Robert Kenny to investigate the mindset of the super-rich.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

When we liberate the economic potential of women, we elevate the economic performance of communities, nations, and the world," she said

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

By harnessing the economic potential of all women, we boost opportunity for all people.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Tap women's economic potential

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

But in the course of trying to do so, they generated a lot of ideas about the nature of the problems and about what potential solutions would look like.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

The potential to provide 60-100% more food by simply eliminating losses, while simultaneously freeing up land, energy and water resources for other uses, is an opportunity that should not be ignored

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

We see the potential for capture and storage to play an integral role in reducing emissions," says Kim Corley, Shell's senior advisor of CO2 and environmental affairs.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

His untiring effort to fulfill his potential.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Obama's success is sound proof of black's potential

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

I thought he was very good, had a lot of potential.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

"There is a large potential for waste water agriculture to both help and hurt great numbers of urban consumers," said liqa Raschid-Sally, who led the study.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

As a recent report from the National Academy of Sciences highlights, these satellites hold tremendous potential for making satellite-based science more accessible than ever before.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

As more data are collected and methods for analysis improve, researchers will be in a better position to identify how different experiences, behaviors and environments relate to each other and evolve over time, with the potential to improve people's produ

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

But the new work does go further than previous research and suggests that screen time should still be considered a potential barrier to young people's flourishing.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

But there's a danger they're ill-equipped to think through potential unintended consequences.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

But today, on the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, let's take a moment to consider a less obvious advantage: the potential for smartphone technology to revolutionize behavioral science.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

During the trials, the robot algorithms (算法) and mechanics will be fine-tuned to make it better suited to ailing livestock and ensure it safely navigates around potential hazards including trees, mud, swamps, and hills.

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Even Africa and the middle East, home to economies that are heavily dependent on fossil fuel exports, have enormous potential to develop renewables.

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

I could see there was a lot of talent there and some great potential, particularly in their product development.

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

It is also critical for socially charged neuroscience issues such as the genetic basis for a particular behavior, the therapeutic potential of stem cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases, or the use of animal models, areas where the public understand

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Journalist Sarah Scoles reports that NASA currently tracks about 24,000 objects in space, and in 2016 the air Force had to issue 3,995,874 warnings to satellite owners alerting them to a potential nearby threat from another satellite or bit of debris.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Select projects where there's potential for mutual benefit.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Some fear that the potential impact of sharing is too high, especially at the early stages of a career.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Team management calls for new skills if personnel potential is to be fully realized.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

That institute examined a wider range of potential problems for humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

The academic community is not alone in warning about the potential dangers of AI as well as the potential benefits.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

The greatest concern the authors raise is space debris一pieces of "junk" that orbit the earth, with the potential to cause serious damage if they collide with operational units, including the ISS.

2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge, he said.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

The researchers explained that the study demonstrated when we are in a novel environment the brain partly remains alert so that humans can defend themselves against any potential danger.

2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

They argued that her causal-sounding claims rested on correlational data, and that she had not adequately accounted for other potential causal factors.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

They found that students with more potential earned more as adults, and the reverse held true as well, no matter where they went to school.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

This time around, Twenge and her team make a point of saying that they are not trying to establish causes as such, but that they are assessing the plausibility of potential causes.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

While we didn't want to create any unnecessary panic, we did find some concerns that were troublesome, and we thought that parents or at least physicians should be aware of those potential risks.

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

But however long it takes, the technology has the potential to change our transportation systems and our cities, for better or for worse, depending on how the transformation is regulated.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

College is where you meet your bridesmaids, groomsmen, neighbors, and potential bosses.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

He sensed a great potential in her despite her weaknesses.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项

I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential.

2018年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文

In 2030, a sixth of the country's potential work force could be totally uneducated.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

Investment in arts could produce potential positive economic results.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文

Now it occurred to him that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

2015年高考英语广东卷 语法填空 原文

Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to develop to their greatest potential.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 单项填空 原文

The youngsters admitted planning trips around potential photo-opportunities and then messaging friends — and friends of friends — to demand "likes" for their online posts.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Theory y is the view that everyone has the potential to find satisfaction in work.

2016年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of US realize.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

They motivate workers, and they make an impression on people who visit and might be potential, or prospective, customers.

2015年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

Unesco united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of Jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying voice across cultures.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Youth sport has the potential to accomplish three important objectives in children's development.

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 原文

When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential, they could in turn afford more education.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

As education improved, humanity's productivity potential increased as well.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

All tests require a potential candidate with whom to compare DNA.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

The functioning of the market is based on flexible trends dominated by potential buyers.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

com, which allow users to combine pictures, words and other media in creative ways and then share them, have the potential to add stickiness by amusing, entertaining and enlightening others.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Not surprisingly, newly published discovery claims and credible discoveries that appear to be important and convincing will always be open to challenge and potential modification or refutation by future researchers.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

The potential evolution of today's technology, and its social consequences, is dazzlingly complicated, and it's perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore the many possibilities we can envisage.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

The potential of this work applied to healthcare is very great, but it could also lead to further concentration of power in the tech giants.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

"Many jobs are boring, degrading, unhealthy, and a waste of human potential," says John Danaher, a lecturer at the National University of Ireland in Galway.

2017年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

As education improved, humanity's productivity potential increased as well.

2009年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Asking them questions about what they like about the backyard of a potential home will make them feel like they're being included in the decision-making process, Bailey said.

2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach can close 63 percent of the achievement gap between first-generation and other students.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

similar to newly staked mining claims, they are full of potential.

2012年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Stephenson suggested potential restrictions could include banning TV advertisements for foods high in fat, salt or sugar before 9 pm and limiting them on billboards or in cinemas.

2011年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The potential of this work applied to healthcare is very great, but it could also lead to further concentration of power in the tech giant.

2018年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Their thesis 一 that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact 一 was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college st

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. the inherent capacity for coming into being

  • 2. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

Adjective
  • 1. existing in possibility;

    "a potential problem"

    "possible uses of nuclear power"

  • 2. expected to become or be; in prospect;

    "potential clients"

    "expected income"

同义词辨析

latent, potential

这两个形容词均含"潜在的"之意。

  • latent: 指存在但看不见的现象或潜在的性质。
  • potential: 强调潜在的可能性或能力。

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