v.搖動(dòng)；搖擺；支配；影響；說服，使相信

n.搖擺；支配；影響

Smokestacks are known to sway in the wind if they are not rigid enough. 如果煙囪沒有足夠的剛度；它就會(huì)在風(fēng)中搖擺。

Do you sway your hips when you walk ? 你走路時(shí)擺動(dòng)臀部嗎?

His power sways the world. 他稱霸天下。

Martha won't let anyone sway her decision. 不會(huì)讓任何人影響她的決定。

Nothing could sway him from his decision. 沒有什么能動(dòng)搖他的決心。

sway of the ferry made him feel sick. 渡船搖搖晃晃,他感到惡心。

In medieval times the church held sway over many countries. 在中世紀(jì), 教會(huì)支配著許多國家。

Among English playwrights, few would deny that Shakespeare holds sway. 在英國的戲劇作家中鮮有人能否認(rèn)莎士比亞文學(xué)泰斗的地位。

Tom has great sway with him. 湯姆對(duì)他有很大的影響力。

She was brought up under the sway of Communism. 她是在共產(chǎn)主義影響下長(zhǎng)大的。

sway的基本意思是“搖擺”,指物體在外力(如風(fēng))作用下來回、上下、前后緩緩地?cái)[動(dòng)。引申可表示為“控制”“影響”“左右(人、思想、情緒等)”等。

sway既可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)接名詞、代詞作賓語; 用作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),常與介詞with或to連用。

sway還可用作名詞,作“搖擺”“起支配作用的影響”解。例如:He felt the sway of the deck under his feet.他感覺到腳下甲板的搖動(dòng)。In medieval times the Church held sway over many countries.在中世紀(jì),教會(huì)支配著許多國家。