| 词汇 | sway |
| 释义 | sway verb uk /sweɪ/ us /sweɪ/ swayverb (MOVE)[ I ] to move slowly from side to side: 摇摆，摆动 The trees were swaying in the wind.树在风中摇曳。 The movement of the ship caused the mast to sway from side to side/back and forth.桅杆随着船的行驶左右／前后摇摆。 A drunk was standing in the middle of the street, swaying uncertainly and trying hard to stay upright.一个醉汉摇摇晃晃地站在街道中间，努力想要站直身子。 [ T ] to cause something to move or change: 使移动，使改变 Recent developments have swayed the balance of power in the region.最近的发展使这个地区的实力均势发生了改变。 Shaking, swinging and vibrating brandish earth-shaking flap flappy flourish fluff fluff something up reverberation reverberative ripple rock-a-bye shake out shakily shiver thrash trembly tremulously vibrate vibration vibratory You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing General words for movement swayverb (PERSUADE)[ T ] to persuade someone to believe or do one thing rather than another: 说服，使动摇 Her speech failed to sway her colleagues into supporting the plan.她的演说没能说服她的同事们支持这个计划。 Urging & persuading ambulance-chasing argumentation badger be/go on at someoneidiom blag blagger get (something) through (to someone) go on hortatory hustle incitation incitement jockey sales pitch sucker uncoerced unconvinced unpersuaded unpersuasive unsalable sway noun[ U ] formaluk /sweɪ/ us /sweɪ/ control or influence: 控制，统治；影响 In the 1980s, the organization came under the sway of(= became strongly influenced by) Christian fundamentalism.在20世纪80年代，这个组织深受基督教原教旨主义的影响。 Her parents no longer seem to have much sway over her.她的父母似乎再也管不了她了。 The party could hold sway(= have an important influence) on some crucial votes.该党可对一些关键选票施加重要影响。 Power to control absolute authority ahold all's well that ends wellidiom all-powerful ascendancy authoritarianism discretionary driven girl power grip he who pays the piper calls the tune.idiom power base power grab power structure power struggle power-sharing the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldidiom the upper hand under the command of someone yoke sway | American Dictionarysway verb us/sweɪ/ swayverb (MOVE)[ I ] to move slowly from side to side: The trees sway in the wind. swayverb (PERSUADE)[ T ] to persuade someone to believe or to do something: Were you swayed by her arguments? sway noun[ U ] us/sweɪ/ swaynoun[U] (MOVEMENT)a slow movement from side to side: The car showed lots of sway in crosswinds. swaynoun[U] (ABILITY TO PERSUADE)the ability to persuade: As a young musician, he fell under the sway of Louis Armstrong. Large corporations hold sway with Congress. Examples of swaysway As a taped musician crooned a tune about love and the beauties of nature, the puppet swayed and gesticulated with realistic grace. The investigators speculated that the latter's preferences were based on stable habits that were not as easily swayed by the framing manipulations (10). What is fitting, then, is what moves, convinces, or sways an audience. The computer interprets the sounds received from the three swaying microphones and responds by playing new notes over the three speakers. Women are often said to be more swayed by their emotions, although solid scholarly research is scarce on the point at best. The rejection of the regime and the dynamics of the opposition certainly played a part, but less so than the swaying power of the towns. The use of body contact such as patting, rocking, stroking, walking and swaying in tempo with their singing was demonstrated. After pinch-off of the main drop, the filament that remains sways, while elastically retracting back into the orifice, as shown in frames (d) and (e). The remaining five, however, appears to have been swayed by one reason above all - domestic politics. How could he really have been suddenly swayed at that meeting, there were so many different opinions expressed there. Interestingly, the judgements of one group of children were swayed during the task. After some discussion, the abscission lobby swayed the decision for the name of the compound in its favour; dormin lost the first round. Any time only one voice is heard the potential for swaying others based on bias rather than well-articulated and full argumentation is a disturbing possibility. If the incumbent wants to win extra voters in the current election, she has to win voters who were not swayed by the incumbent in the previous election. To ensure judicial impartiality the system needs to minimise the dangers of judges being swayed or bought by any of the parties involved in a legal dispute. See all examples of sway These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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