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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7824 COCA: 5924

sway

verb
/sweɪ/
/sweɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sway
/sweɪ/
/sweɪ/
he / she / it sways
/sweɪz/
/sweɪz/
past simple swayed
/sweɪd/
/sweɪd/
past participle swayed
/sweɪd/
/sweɪd/
-ing form swaying
/ˈsweɪɪŋ/
/ˈsweɪɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to move slowly from side to side; to move something in this way（使）摇摆，摇动
    • (+ adv./prep.) The branches were swaying in the wind.树枝在风中摇曳。
    • Vicky swayed and fell.维基摇晃着倒下了。
    • sway something (+ adv./prep.) They danced rhythmically, swaying their hips to the music.他们伴着音乐扭动屁股，有节奏地跳舞。
    Extra Examples
    • The curtains swayed gently in the breeze.窗帘在微风中轻柔地摆动。
    • He swayed back and forth like a drunken man.他像个醉汉摇摇晃晃的。
    • The cow's udder swayed from side to side as she walked along.奶牛行走时乳房左右摇晃。
    • The stage swayed alarmingly under their weight.舞台在他们的重压下令人心惊地摇晃着。
    • She noticed that he was swaying slightly.她注意到他在微微摇晃。
    • Couples were swaying to the rhythm of the music.一对对舞者随着音乐的节奏摆动身子。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • gently
    • lightly
    • a little
    • …
    verb + sway
    • begin to
    preposition
    • in
    • to
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  2. [transitive, often passive] sway somebody to persuade somebody to believe something or do something说服；使相信；使动摇 synonym influence
    • He's easily swayed.他很容易动摇。
    • She wasn't swayed by his good looks or his clever talk.他相貌不凡，谈吐风趣，但她不为所动。
    Extra Examples
    • Don't allow yourself to be swayed by emotion.别让自己为感情所左右。
    • His previous experience of playing against New Zealand probably swayed the decision to select him.他以前与新西兰队比赛的经历可能会影响选择他的决定。
    • The panel was not swayed by his arguments.他的论证并未使陪审团信服。
    • The speech was important in swaying public opinion.这场演说在影响舆论方面很重要。
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • easily
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: corresponding in sense to Low German swājen ‘be blown to and fro’ and Dutch zwaaien ‘swing, walk totteringly’.

sway

noun
/sweɪ/
/sweɪ/
[uncountable]
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  1. movement from side to side摇摆；摆动
    • The sway of the yacht was making her feel sick.游艇的摇摆让她感到恶心。
  2. (literary) power or influence over somebody统治；势力；支配；控制；影响
    • Rebel forces hold sway over much of the island.该岛很大一部分控制在叛军手里。
    • She was brought up under the sway of Communism.她是在共产主义的影响下长大的。
    • 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。
    • Traditional attitudes still hold sway in the region.传统观念在该地区仍然占主导地位。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: corresponding in sense to Low German swājen ‘be blown to and fro’ and Dutch zwaaien ‘swing, walk totteringly’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7824 COCA: 5924
sway

verb¹

 1from side to side/backwards and forwards左右搖擺；前後搖晃ADVERB | VERB + SWAY | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤gently, lightly, a little, slightly輕柔擺動；輕輕擺動；輕微擺動▸➤alarmingly, dangerously, precariously令人驚慌地搖晃；危險地搖晃；不穩地亂晃◇The stage swayed alarmingly under their weight.舞台在他們的重壓下令人心驚地搖晃着。➤dizzily, drunkenly, unsteadily令人眩暈地／醉醺醺地／不穩定地搖擺▸➤back and forth, from side to side來回／左右搖擺◇He swayed back and forth like a drunken man.他像個醉漢搖搖晃晃的。◇The cow's udder swayed from side to side as she walked along.奶牛行走時乳房左右搖晃。VERB + SWAY➤begin to開始搖晃PREPOSITION➤in在⋯中擺動◇The curtains swayed gently in the breeze.窗簾在微風中輕柔地擺動。➤to隨着⋯擺動◇Couples were swaying to the rhythm of the music.一對對舞者隨着音樂的節奏擺動身子。
sway

verb²

 2influence sb/sth影響ADVERB➤easily容易動搖◇He will not easily be swayed by argument.他不會輕易被某一觀點左右。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7824 COCA: 5924
sway verb
⇨ influence (swayed by his arguments) ⇨ swing (sway in the breeze)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7824 COCA: 5924

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