economic powerhouse

基本解释

I assume that's because France is such a perennial economic powerhouse.
我想这是因为法国长期以来的经济强国地位。
To many observers, China appears to be a rapidly growing economic powerhouse, but one that seems to be lost when it comes to the political destination it wants to reach.
对众多观察家而言，中国表面上是一个飞速发展的经济强国，但谈及其欲抵达的政治目的地，这架飞机便仿佛迷失了方位。
Once seen as unchanging, or unsalvageable, India is now widely recognised as a dynamic, innovative, soon-to-be economic powerhouse.
曾经被视作不可改变，或不可救药的印度目前被公认为充满活力，不断创新，即将成为经济强国。

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