sway
摇摆
常用释义
英音[ sweɪ ]
美音[ sweɪ ]
变形
第三人称单数:
sways
现在分词:
swaying
过去式:
swayed
过去分词:
swayed
基本释义
- v. 摇摆，摇晃，摆动；影响（某人），使改变看法；<文> 统治，管理；（使）摇摆，摇动
- n. 统治，势力，支配，控制，影响；摇摆，摆动；统治，影响
例句
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1·On the other, the new generation can find it more difficult to advance an argument that typically holds little sway to a nevertiree.另一方面，新一代可能会发现，提出一种对永不退休的人几乎没有影响力的论点通常会变得更加困难。
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2·The sovereign holds total power over all the institutions of civilian and ecclesiastical life, holding sway over a kind of peaceable kingdom.君主对平民和教会的所有机构拥有绝对的权力，统治着一个和平的王国。
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3·The technology industry was coming under the sway of a dominant behemoth, one that had the potential to stifle innovation and squash its competitors.科技行业正在受到一个占据主导地位的庞然大物的影响，这个庞然大物有可能扼杀创新，打压竞争对手。
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4·With palm trees swaying over almost a mile of sparkling sand, there is no better place for you to let loose entirely and simply sway along with the breeze.棕榈树在将近一英里长的闪闪发光的沙滩上摇摆，没有比这更好的地方让你完全放松，简单地随着微风摇摆。
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5·Rebel forces hold sway over much of the island.该岛很大一部分控制在叛军手里。来源: 《牛津词典》
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6·He was quick to exploit those who fell under his sway.他毫不犹豫地利用受他控制的那些人。来源: 《牛津词典》
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7·A hard-core group of right-wing senators had hoped to sway their colleagues.一群骨干右翼参议员曾企图左右他们的同事。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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8·Worse, it was beginning to sway.更糟糕的是，它开始晃动。
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9·She leads a second horse, an old sway-backed mare.她牵着另一匹马，一匹摇摇晃晃的老母马 。
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10·Shall we sway backward and forward, Mary, as if we were dervishes?玛丽，我们要不要前后晃来晃去，就好像我们是托钵僧似的？
网络释义
- under the sway of : 在…支配之下;在…影响下[亦作under someone's sway]
- hold sway : 支配；统治
同义词
同根词
词根：
sway
swayback
adj
弄伤了背的；背部下凹的（等于swaybacked）
swayback
n
背部过分下凹（等于sway back）