| [/sweɪ; swe/] v 用法:
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) move or lean slowly from side to side （使某物）摇晃, 摇摆, 摆动:
trees swaying in the wind 在风中摇曳的树 *
He swayed slightly, as if about to fall. 他身子一歪, 像要倒下. *
She swayed her hips seductively as she danced. 她跳舞时诱人地摆动著臀部. 用法:
2 [Tn] influence or change the opinions or actions of (sb) 影响或改变（某人）的观点或行动:
a speech that swayed many voters 影响众多选民的演说 *
Your arguments won't sway her:
she's determined to leave. 你讲的道理说服不了她, 她已下定决心离开. sway 2
n [U] 用法:
1 swaying movement 摇晃; 摇摆; 摆动:
The sway of the ferry made him feel sick. 渡船摇摇晃晃, 他感到恶心. 用法:
2 (rhet 修辞) rule or control 统治; 支配:
people under the sway of Rome, ie ruled by Rome in ancient times 在罗马帝国统治下的人民. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) hold `sway (over sb/sth) (dated or rhet 旧或修辞) have the greatest power or influence; be dominant 有最大的权力或影响; 居於统治地位:
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. |