a spent force if a political idea or organization is a spent force, it no longer has any power or influence已经失势; 不再有影响力:•Liberal Party by the 1930s was largely a spent force.到 20 世纪 30 年代自由党基本上已经失势。a ˌspent ˈforcea person or group that no longer has any power or influence威势不再的人（或集团）；不再有影响力的人（或集团） |