The powerful gravitational field of a black hole bends light from distant stars, a phenomenon predicted by general relativity.
黑洞强大的引力场会弯曲来自遥远恒星的光，这一现象是广义相对论所预言的。
Scientists studying this mechanism hope it could eventually inspire new methods of generating powerful underwater sound pulses for industrial or medical uses.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
- Lonnie Johnson, a former NASA engineer, accidentally invented a powerful water gun design while working on an unrelated cooling system experiment in 1982.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
- He had connected a nozzle to his bathroom sink to test a heat pump idea and noticed the resulting stream of water was unusually powerful.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “powerful”?
D — Having great strength or influence. “powerful” means having great strength or influence.
Which word means “having great strength or influence”?
D — powerful. “powerful” means having great strength or influence.
powerful — having great strength or influence. In Chinese: 强大的，有力的.
powerful is pronounced /ˈpaʊərfəl/.
The powerful gravitational field of a black hole bends light from distant stars, a phenomenon predicted by general relativity. (黑洞强大的引力场会弯曲来自遥远恒星的光，这一现象是广义相对论所预言的。)
potent, influential, mighty — all close in meaning to powerful (having great strength or influence).
weak, ineffective — each the opposite of powerful (having great strength or influence).
Yes. powerful is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.