sway

verb

1. （使）摇摆，摇动
   to move slowly from side to side; to move sth in this way
   1. The branches were swaying in the wind.
      树枝在风中摇曳。
   2. Vicky swayed and fell.
      维基摇晃着倒下了。
   3. 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。
2. 说服；使相信；使动摇
   to persuade sb to believe sth or do sth
   1. He's easily swayed.
      他很容易动摇。
   2. 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。

noun

1. 摇摆；摆动
   a movement from side to side
2. 统治；势力；支配；控制；影响
   power or influence over sb
   1. Rebel forces hold sway over much of the island.
      该岛很大一部分控制在叛军手里。
   2. 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。

1. VERB 摇晃;摇摆;摆动
   When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other.
   1. The people swayed back and forth with arms linked...
      人们手挽手，前后摇晃着。
   2. The whole boat swayed and tipped.
      整条船摇晃后翻倒了。
   3. ...a coastal highway lined with tall, swaying palm trees.
      两旁有摇曳的高大棕榈树的沿海公路
2. VERB 影响;左右
   If you are swayed by someone or something, you are influenced by them.
   1. Don't ever be swayed by fashion.
      永远不要受潮流的影响。
   2. ...last minute efforts by the main political parties to sway 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. PHRASE 占统治地位;具有重大影响力
   If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
   1. South of the Usk, a completely different approach seems to hold sway...
      阿斯克以南盛行的似乎是一种完全不同的方式。
   2. The 'families' are the basic units, each holding sway 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. PHRASE 在…的控制下;在…的支配下;在…的影响下
   If you are under the sway of someone or something, they have great influence over you.
   1. How mothers keep daughters under their sway 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。

1. A hard-core group of right-wing senators had hoped to sway their colleagues.
   一群骨干右翼参议员曾企图左右自己的同僚。
2. It was a slow, pulsing rhythm that seemed to sway languidly in the air.
   那是一种缓缓的律动，感觉像是慵懒地摇曳在空气中。
3. The people swayed back and forth with arms linked
   人们手挽手，前后摇晃着。
4. The whole boat swayed and tipped.
   整条船摇晃后翻倒了。
5. Don't ever be swayed by fashion.
   永远不要受潮流的影响。
6. South of the Usk, a completely different approach seems to hold sway
   阿斯克以南盛行的似乎是一种完全不同的方式。
7. The 'families' are the basic units, each holding sway 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。
8. The sway of the pail caused some milk to spill out.
   桶一晃荡，泼出来一些牛奶。
9. In medieval times the church held sway over many countries.
   在中世纪，教会支配着许多国家。
10. Revolution and industrialism were creating a new kind of society, in which the old traditional values no longer held sway.
    革命和工业创造着一个新社会，在这样的社会里旧的传统的价值观不再具有支配力量。
11. You might think you are being objective but you could unwittingly sway the reader with your choice of words.
    你可能认为你是客观的，但是你可能无意中用你所选择的言辞影响了读者。
12. I sway my imagination, for his numerous injuries to find an excuse.
    我挥洒我的想象，为自己的受伤找了无数个借口。
13. We are not going to sway from what we have decided.
    我们对已经决定了的事不打算改变主意。
14. When marimba rhythms start to play, Dance with me, make me sway.
    当木琴的旋律响起，请与我共舞，让我摇摆起来。
15. But I don't think it'll sway me at this point.
    但我不认为它会动摇在这一点上我。
16. I was looking at this book, light flickering off the pages, and my body started to sway!
    我看着这本书，光芒从书页中散射，我的身体竟也出现了晃动。
17. The granite and porphyry monuments of Egypt exert an incredible sway over our feelings.
    埃及的花岗岩和斑岩的纪念碑在我们的感觉上发挥了一种难以置信的影响。
18. The long-forgotten discovery that the world was round had gradually resumed its sway over men's minds.
    世界是圆的这个早已被人遗忘的发现逐渐恢复了它对人们思想的支配作用。
19. The shreds of the torn wall-paper begin to sway and stand up, showing shepherdesses and sheep.
    撕碎的墙纸碎片开始摆动，站了起来，上面开始放映牧羊女和羊。
20. Sway gently back and forth, as of flowers or tress in the wind.
    来回轻轻地摆动，像花或头发在风中吹拂一样。
21. He changed his opinion under the sway of his friend's argument.
    在他朋友的论点影响下，他改变了自己的看法。
22. The warm wind sway my face softly and I feel very comfortable.
    温暖的春风温柔的吹拂在我的脸上，让我感到十分舒畅。
23. This flexibility allows the statue to sway in the harbor winds.
    这使雕像具有能够在港湾中随风摇摆的灵活性。
24. Let the rest of your body move and sway as it needs to.
    让你的身体休息和摇摆移动，因为它需要。
25. Finally these pass away, and the perceiving consciousness has full sway.
    如此这些来了又去，形成了知觉意识完整的摇摆。
26. Smokestacks are known to sway in the wind if they are not rigid enough.
    如果烟囱没有足够的刚度；它就会在风中摇摆。
27. Ghosts met I do not hold sway.
    鬼见了我都不当道。
28. The meeting was divided about the issue but at the final vote the moderates held sway.
    会议在这个问题上有分歧，但在最后的投票中温和派占了统治地位。
29. The results indicate that the effects of posture and weight load on body sway are significant.
    研究结果表明作业姿势和负重对人体动摇的主要指标都具有显著影响。

  rock sway swing【导航词义：摇动】

  rock v. 摇摆，摇晃

〔辨析〕指轻微地来回摆动。

  sway v. 摇摆，摇晃

〔辨析〕指不稳定或灵活的东西来回晃动，如树木、枝叶等。

  swing v. 摇摆，摇荡

〔辨析〕指某物一端固定，另一端来回摆动。

noun

1. pitching dangerously to one side

   Synonym:    rockcareentilt

2. controlling influence

verb

1. move back and forth or sideways
   1. the ship was rocking
   2. the tall building swayed
   3. She rocked back and forth on her feet

   Synonym:    rockshake

2. cause to move back and forth
   1. rock the cradle
   2. rock the baby
   3. the wind swayed the trees gently

   Synonym:    rock

3. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
   1. He swung back

   Synonym:    swing

4. win approval or support for
   1. Carry all before one
   2. His speech did not sway the voters

   Synonym:    carrypersuade