| 单词 | sway |
| 释义 | sway¹ 🄰 vi. 1.(lean, swing)person +摇摆；歪向一侧；head, body +摆动；晃动；tree, branches +摇动；boat, train, rope, hammock +摇晃；晃动 He didn't fall, but swayed a little.他打了个趔趄, 但没有摔倒。 The people swayed back and forth with arms linked.人们手挽手, 前后摇来晃去。 a coastal highway lined with tall, swaying palm trees两旁有摇曳的高大棕榈树的滨海公路 2.(be influenced)受影响；动摇；改变看法 to sway from sth改变… He has never swayed from his decision.他一直坚持自己的决定, 从未动摇过。 3.<罕>(vacillate)犹豫不决 4.<古或诗>(rule)统治；控制 🄱 vt. 1.(influence)影响；使动摇；使改变看法 Don't ever be swayed by fashion.千万不要受时尚潮流的左右。 last minute efforts by the main political parties to sway the voters in tomorrow's local elections各大政党为影响选民、争取赢得明天的地方选举而作的最后努力 2.(cause to lean or swing)使摇摆；使摇晃；使摆动；使歪向一侧；+ hips摆动；扭动 The girl tossed her hair and walked away, swaying her hips in an exaggerated fashion.女孩一甩头发, 走开了, 一边走一边夸张地扭着屁股。 3.<罕>(cause to vacillate)使犹豫不决 4.【海】+ yard, mast升起；扯起 5.<古或诗>(rule, wield power)统治；控制 sway² 1.(control, power, influence)控制；势力；影响 Some of the resource people working with the assembly might end up having a lot of sway.为集会出过力的一些手握资源的人最后可能会成为有头有脸的人物。 Moscow's sway in the regions has always varied from strong to tenuous.莫斯科对这些地区的控制力一直时强时弱。 2.(movement)摇摆；倾斜 a device which detects any lateral vehicle movement and applies the brakes in order to correct the sway检测汽车侧滑并通过制动纠正偏移的设备 3.<古>(dominion, authority)统治权；支配权 4.to hold sway有很大影响力；起支配作用；占统治地位 the warlike tribes that held sway here控制此地的好战部落 to hold sway over sb/sth对…具有重大影响力 5.under the sway of sb/sth受…控制；被…支配 How mothers keep daughters under their sway is the subject of the next five sections.母亲该如何管束女儿是下文五节的主题。 |
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