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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）搖擺，搖動
    • (+ adv./prep.) The branches were swaying in the wind.樹枝在風中搖曳。
    • Vicky swayed and fell.維基搖晃着倒下了。
    • sway something (+ adv./prep.) They danced rhythmically, swaying their hips to the music.他們伴着音樂扭動屁股，有節奏地跳舞。
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    • The curtains swayed gently in the breeze.窗簾在微風中輕柔地擺動。
    • 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。
    • The stage swayed alarmingly under their weight.舞台在他們的重壓下令人心驚地搖晃着。
    • She noticed that he was swaying slightly.她注意到他在微微搖晃。
    • Couples were swaying to the rhythm of the music.一對對舞者随着音樂的節奏擺動身子。
    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說服；使相信；使動搖 synonym influence
    • He's easily swayed.他很容易動搖。
    • She wasn't swayed by his good looks or his clever talk.他相貌不凡，談吐風趣，但她不爲所動。
    Extra Examples
    • Don't allow yourself to be swayed by emotion.别讓自己爲感情所左右。
    • His previous experience of playing against New Zealand probably swayed the decision to select him.他以前與新西蘭隊比賽的經歷可能會影響選擇他的決定。
    • The panel was not swayed by his arguments.他的論證並未使陪審團信服。
    • The speech was important in swaying public opinion.這場演說在影響輿論方面很重要。
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    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搖擺；擺動
    • The sway of the yacht was making her feel sick.遊艇的搖擺讓她感到惡心。
  2. (literary) power or influence over somebody統治；勢力；支配；控制；影響
    • Rebel forces hold sway over much of the island.該島很大一部分控制在叛軍手裏。
    • She was brought up under the sway of Communism.她是在共産主義的影響下長大的。
    • He was quick to exploit those who fell under his sway.他毫不猶豫地利用受他控制的那些人。
    • Traditional attitudes still hold sway in the region.傳統觀念在該地區仍然佔主導地位。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: corresponding in sense to Low German swājen ‘be blown to and fro’ and Dutch zwaaien ‘swing, walk totteringly’.

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