v.摇动；摇摆；支配；影响；说服，使相信
n.摇摆；支配；影响
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。
Do you sway your hips when you walk ? 你走路时摆动臀部吗?
His power sways the world. 他称霸天下。
Martha won't let anyone sway her decision. 不会让任何人影响她的决定。
Nothing could sway him from his decision. 没有什么能动摇他的决心。
用作名词 (n.)sway of the ferry made him feel sick. 渡船摇摇晃晃,他感到恶心。
In medieval times the church held sway over many countries. 在中世纪, 教会支配着许多国家。
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。
Tom has great sway with him. 汤姆对他有很大的影响力。
She was brought up under the sway of Communism. 她是在共产主义影响下长大的。
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。
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还可用作名词,作“摇摆”“起支配作用的影响”解。例如:He felt the sway of the deck under his feet.他感觉到脚下甲板的摇动。In medieval times the Church held sway over many countries.在中世纪,教会支配着许多国家。
