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| | a slow swinging movement from side to side 摇动；摇摆；晃动 | the sway of the ship’ s mast 船桅的晃动 | |
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| - | hold sway formal
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| 1 | to be the main influence on people’ s opinions or behaviour （对人们的观点或行为）有巨大的影响力 | Moral arguments no longer seem to hold sway. 道德方面的论点似乎不再占主导地位。 | |
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| 2 | to control an area 控制（某个区域） | Rebel forces still hold sway in the northern parts of the country. 叛军仍然控制着这个国家的北部地区。 | |
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| - | under sb’ s sway formal
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| under someone’ s control or rule |
| 在某人的控制（或统治）下 |
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