sway

vt. 影响；统治；使摇动

vi. 影响；摇摆

n. 影响；摇摆；统治

n. (Sway)人名；(以)斯韦

vi.

摇摆；歪，倾斜；改变；

vt.

使前后或来回摇摆；使倾斜；[航海]升起桅杆；

n.

摇摆；支配，统治；

变形

过去式：swayed过去分词：swayed现在分词：swaying第三人称单数：sways

双语释义

vt. & vi. 摇摆; 摆动 move, first to one side and then to the other; swing

vt. & vi. 控制; 影响 control or influence; govern the direction of

英英释义

sway[ swei ]

n.

controlling influence

pitching dangerously to one side

同义词：rockcareentilt

v.

move back and forth or sideways

"the tall building swayed"

同义词：rockshake

move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

同义词：swing

win approval or support for

"His speech did not sway the voters"

同义词：carrypersuade

cause to move back and forth

"the wind swayed the trees gently"

同义词：rock

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

sway the minds of people动摇人心

～+副词

sway deeply〔strongly〕深刻地影响

sway directly直接影响

sway dreamily恍惚地摇摆

sway gently轻轻地摇摆

sway gravely〔seriously,severely〕严重地影响

sway greatly〔materially〕大大地影响

sway immediately立刻影响(到)

sway indirectly间接影响

sway mentally精神影响

sway personally个人影响

sway profoundly深刻地影响

sway quickly非常敏感

sway religiously彻底控制

sway restlessly不停地摇摆

sway rhythmically有节奏地摇摆

sway tremendously强烈地影响

sway unconsciously不知不觉地影响

sway unfavourably产生不利的影响

sway violently强有力地摇摆

sway vitally极大地影响

sway back and forth前后摆动

～+介词

sway between two opinions在两种意见之间摇摆不定

sway from side to side左右摇摆

sway in the breeze在微风中摆动

sway in the wind在风中晃动

sway to随着…摇动

sway to the music随着音乐节奏摇摆

词组短语

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

同近义词辨析

sway 一般表示物体的下端固定，上端“摇动”。如：The sailboat swayed on the stormy sea.(帆船在惊涛骇浪的大海中摇晃。)

swing 多表示物体的上端固定，下端“摆动”。如：The pendulum swings.(钟摆摆动。)

这组词都有“摇动”的意思，其区别是：

sway主要指树枝等的来回摇动。

rock多指猛烈地摇动或摇晃。

swing指有规律地前后、上下摆动，也可指不停地转动。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

The branches of the trees were swaying in the wind.
树枝在风中摇晃。

Smokestacks are known to sway in the wind if they are not rigid enough.
如果烟囱没有足够的刚度；它就会在风中摇摆。

Do you sway your hips when you walk ?
你走路时摆动臀部吗?

His power sways the world.
他称霸天下。

Martha won't let anyone sway her decision.
不会让任何人影响她的决定。

Nothing could sway him from his decision.
没有什么能动摇他的决心。

用作名词(n.)

sway of the ferry made him feel sick.
渡船摇摇晃晃,他感到恶心。

In medieval times the church held sway over many countries.
在中世纪, 教会支配着许多国家。

Among English playwrights, few would deny that Shakespeare holds sway.
在英国的戏剧作家中鲜有人能否认莎士比亚文学泰斗的地位。

Tom has great sway with him.
汤姆对他有很大的影响力。

She was brought up under the sway of Communism.
她是在共产主义影响下长大的。

权威例句

sway (v.)

early 14c., "move, go, go quickly; move (something) along, carry," probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse sveigja "to bend, swing, give way," Old Danish svegja, perhaps merged with an unrecorded Old English cognate. The whole group might be related to swag (v.) and swing (v.). The sense of "swing, waver, move in a swaying or sweeping motion" is from late 14c. Meaning "move from side to side" is from c. 1500; transitive sense "cause to move from side to side" is from 1550s (according to OED, not common before 19c.). Figurative sense "cause to be directed toward one side, prejudice" is from 1590s. Related: Swayed; swaying.

sway (n.)

c. 1300, "movement from side to side," from sway (v.). The meaning "controlling influence" (as in to be under the sway of) is from 1510s, from a transitive sense of the verb in Dutch and other languages.

1. The public is window-shopping. Big events still can sway voters.

公众仍在观望,重大事件还会影响选民的抉择。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

2. Do you sway your hips when you walk?

你走路时摆动臀部吗?

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

3. The beliefs which now hold sway may one day be rejected.

现在占主导地位的信仰有朝一日可能会被摒弃。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

4. Among English playwrights, few would deny that Shakespeare holds sway.

在英国的戏剧作家中鲜有人能否认莎士比亚文学泰斗的地位.

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. Revolution and industrialism were creating a new kind of society, in which the old traditional values no longer held sway.

革命和工业创造着一个新社会，在这样的社会里旧的传统的价值观不再具有支配力量。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

6. Branches sway gently in the wind.

树枝在风中微微摇荡。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

7. The sway of the branches became faster as the wind increased.

风变大时，树枝摇摆得更厉害。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

8. Branches sway in the wind.

树枝在风里摇晃。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

9. Smokestacks are known to sway in the wind if they are not rigid enough.

如果烟囱没有足够的刚度；它就会在风中摇摆。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

10. The sway of the pail caused some milk to spill out.

桶的摇晃使一些牛奶溢了出来。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句