sway
vi. 搖擺; 歪,傾斜; 改變
vt. 使前後或來回搖擺; 使傾斜; [航海]升起桅杆
n. 搖擺; 支配,統治
When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other.
The people swayed back and forth with arms linked...
人們手挽手,前後搖晃著。
The whole boat swayed and tipped.
整條船搖晃後翻倒了。
If you are swayed by someone or something, you are influenced by them.
Don't ever be swayed by fashion.
永遠不要受潮流的影響。
...last minute efforts by the main political parties to sway the voters in tomorrow's local elections.
主要政黨為說服選民在明天的地方選舉中投自己一票而作出的最後努力
If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
South of the Usk, a completely different approach seems to hold sway...
阿斯克以南盛行的似乎是一種完全不同的方式。
The 'families' are the basic units, each holding sway over a recognised territory.
“家庭”是基本單位,每一個家庭都控制著自己受人認可的領地。
If you are under the sway of someone or something, they have great influence over you.
How mothers keep daughters under their sway is the subject of the next five sections.
在接下來的 5 節將探討母親怎樣管教女兒。
1. controlling influence
2. pitching dangerously to one side
1. move back and forth or sideways;
2. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner;
3. win approval or support for;
4. cause to move back and forth;
rock, sway, swing
這些動詞均含"搖動"之意。
hold sway
(對人,地方,領域)有支配力量;佔統治地位
Branches sway gently in the wind.
樹枝在風中微微搖盪.
In medieval times the church held sway over many countries.
在中世紀,教會支配著許多國家.
Let every body hair sway.
讓每茬汗毛都搖搖擺擺.
Words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions.
言辭能幫助演說者左右他的聽眾,強行代表他們的決策.
They do not sway history as the personal teaching of Jesus sways history.
它們並不像耶穌的個人學說那樣對歷史產生影響.