1. （使）摇动，（使）摇摆，（使）动摇，摇
2. 统治，支配，处于统治地位，起支配作用，占支配地位，有权力，掌握大权，得势，操纵
3. 影响，改变...的观点
4. （弄）歪，（使）倾斜，（使）偏向一边，（使）倒向，转向，使斜
5. 挥（剑）
6. 【海】扯起（帆桁）
7. 说服，使相信
8. 倾向于

1. 统治（权），权力，权势，支配（力），势力，控制，影响（力）
2. 摇摆，摇动，倾斜，偏向，动摇，挥舞，摆动，偏重

1. vt. & vi. 摇摆; 摆动 move, first to one side and then to the other; swing
2. vt. & vi. 控制; 影响 control or influence; govern the direction of

1. controlling influence

2. pitching dangerously to one side

1. move back and forth or sideways;

   "the ship was rocking"
   "the tall building swayed"
   "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
   

2. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner;

   "He swung back"
   

3. win approval or support for;

   "Carry all before one"
   "His speech did not sway the voters"
   

4. cause to move back and forth;

   "rock the cradle"
   "rock the baby"
   "the wind swayed the trees gently"
   

1.摇晃;摇摆;摆动
When people or thingssway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other.

sway

e.g. The people swayed back and forth with arms linked...
人们手挽手，前后摇晃着。
e.g. The whole boat swayed and tipped.
整条船摇晃后翻倒了。

2.影响;左右
If youare swayed by someone or something, you are influenced by them.

e.g. Don't ever be swayed by fashion.
永远不要受潮流的影响。
e.g. ...last minute efforts by the main political parties tosway the voters in tomorrow's local elections.
主要政党为说服选民在明天的地方选举中投自己一票而作出的最后努力

3.占统治地位;具有重大影响力
If someone or somethingholds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.

e.g. South of the Usk, a completely different approach seems to holdsway...
阿斯克以南盛行的似乎是一种完全不同的方式。
e.g. The 'families' are the basic units, each holdingsway over a recognised territory.
“家庭”是基本单位，每一个家庭都控制着自己受人认可的领地。

4.在…的控制下;在…的支配下;在…的影响下
If you areunder the sway of someone or something, they have great influence over you.

e.g. How mothers keep daughters under theirsway is the subject of the next five sections.
在接下来的 5 节将探讨母亲怎样管教女儿。

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1. 摇动：开始摇动(sway)你的上半身,慢慢的轻轻的,以figure-8的方式. 不要移动你的脚,只要用一种懒散的状态摇动你的上半身. 试着这样做感觉一下. 想一想. 这就是肢体摇动(body rocking). 当你摇走(rock out)时,团体里的人会感到更被你吸引,

2. 摆动：当舞步已经熟练了之后,华尔滋舞有很多的空间去展现,如轻微的摆动(sway),不仅可以让舞步看起来较柔和优雅,也可帮助旋转. 摆动的一般原则为:假如在第一拍时用右脚前进或后退,在第2拍和第3拍则向右摆动;假如第一拍是用左脚前进或后退,

3. 倾斜：并且在上升时造成对身体不适,而且太过度的转动造成完全缺乏品质的不流畅移动. (d) 倾斜(sway),倾斜主要的形势用于平衡横向的倾斜. 断裂式的倾斜(Brokensway)是属于特殊的倾斜不属于技术规范定义内.

1. The trees were swaying gently in the wind.
   树在风中轻轻摇曳。
2. She swayed and fell in a faint.
   她摇摇晃晃晕倒在地。
3. He didn't fall, but swayed a little.
   他稍许晃了一下,并未跌倒。
4. The sailboat swayed on the stormy sea.
   帆船在暴风雨的海面上摇晃。
5. His resolution never sways.
   他的决心从不动摇。

1. Wind swayed the curtain.
   风吹动窗帘。
2. The wind sways the tall grass.
   风吹动着长得很高的草。
3. The speaker's words swayed his audience.
   这位演讲者的话对听众产生了很大影响。
4. Nothing could sway him once he had made up his mind.
   他一旦打定了主意,什么也动摇不了他。
5. She made a speech that swayed many voters.
   她作了一次影响了许多投票人的演说。
6. The prospect of cold weather swayed them, and they decided to go south.
   即将到来的寒冷天气使他们决定南迁。
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7. He's very easily swayed.
   他很容易受别人影响。
8. He was swayed by his feelings.
   他受他的感情支配。
9. The audience was swayed by the speaker's conviction.
   听众被演讲者的说服力所打动。
10. When choosing a job don't be swayed by false promises of future high earnings.
    当找工作时,不要被将来会得高薪等虚假的承诺所影响。

sway to (v.+prep.)

摇向…; 倾向 swing to sth
sway to sth

The dancers swayed to the music.

那群人随着音乐婆娑起舞。

sway sth to sth

The wind swayed a tree to the ground.

风将一棵树吹倒在地。

The weight of the passengers swayed the car to the right.

旅客的重量使车向右侧倾斜。

The weight of the load swayed the boat to the left.

负载的重量使船倾向左边。

The earthquake caused the wall to sway to the right.

地震使墙向右倾斜。

sway with (v.+prep.)

支配; 伴随着〔用…摇晃…〕 control; swing with
sway with sb

That was the motive that swayed with her.

那就是支配她的动机。

sway sth with sth

She swayed her body in time with the music.

她随着音乐的节拍摇晃着身子。

He swayed his head from side to side with worry.

他忧心忡忡地频频摇头。

She swayed the baby's cradle with her foot until the baby went to sleep.

她用一只脚摇晃着婴儿的摇篮,把婴儿摇睡了。

• No historian of art will be inclined to underrate the sway of style.

  出自：E. H. Gombrich

• Infants under the sway of hunger.

  出自：J. McDougall

• Martha held sway over all matters domestic.

  出自：E. Young

• Ivan managed to..hold sway by joining forces with the church.

  出自：San Diego

• He tried again to beat his hand..but..he had lost sway over his body.

  出自：fig.

• The long..grass..swaying in the wind.

  出自：V. Brittain

• My head reeled and I swayed a little.

  出自：D. Welch

• Above it, swaying on a string, hung a stuffed white dove.

  出自：A. Lee

1. sway的基本意思是“摇摆”,指物体在外力(如风)作用下来回、上下、前后缓缓地摆动。引申可表示为“控制”“影响”“左右(人、思想、情绪等)”等。
2. sway既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词、代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与介词with或to连用。

sway, fluctuate, swing

这组词都可表示“前后、上下、来回摇摆”。其区别是：

swing指一边或一头固定在某处而另一边或另一头成弧形摆动; fluctuate指没有规律地上下起伏、波动; sway指灵活或不稳定的东西缓慢地晃动。

rock，sway，swing

这些动词均含“摇动”之意。

rock多指猛烈地摇动或摇晃。

sway主要指树枝等的来回摇动。

swing指有规律地前后、上下摆动，也可指不停地转动。

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古斯堪的那维亚语的sveigja，意为摇摆。