sway

v. 搖擺，搖晃，擺動；影響（某人），使改變看法；<文> 統治，管理；（使）搖擺，搖動 ^[1] 

n. 統治，勢力，支配，控制，影響；搖擺，擺動；統治，影響

On the other, the new generation can find it more difficult to advance an argument that typically holds little sway to a nevertiree. 另一方面，新一代可能會發現，提出一種對永不退休的人幾乎沒有影響力的論點通常會變得更加困難。youdao

The sovereign holds total power over all the institutions of civilian and ecclesiastical life, holding sway over a kind of peaceable kingdom. 君主對平民和教會的所有機構擁有絕對的權力，統治着一個和平的王國。youdao

The technology industry was coming under the sway of a dominant behemoth, one that had the potential to stifle innovation and squash its competitors. 科技行業正在受到一個佔據主導地位的龐然大物的影響，這個龐然大物有可能扼殺創新，打壓競爭對手。youdao

With palm trees swaying over almost a mile of sparkling sand, there is no better place for you to let loose entirely and simply sway along with the breeze. 棕櫚樹在將近一英里長的閃閃發光的沙灘上搖擺，沒有比這更好的地方讓你完全放鬆，簡單地隨着微風搖擺。youdao

Rebel forces hold sway over much of the island. 該島很大一部分控制在叛軍手裏。《牛津詞典》

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。《牛津詞典》

A hard-core group of right-wing senators had hoped to sway their colleagues. 一羣骨幹右翼參議員曾企圖左右他們的同事。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

Worse, it was beginning to sway. 更糟糕的是，它開始晃動。youdao

She leads a second horse, an old sway-backed mare. 她牽着另一匹馬，一匹搖搖晃晃的老母馬 。youdao

Shall we sway backward and forward, Mary, as if we were dervishes? 瑪麗，我們要不要前後晃來晃去，就好像我們是托缽僧似的？youdao

While he has emotions, they never sway him from his own financial self-interest. 雖然他有情緒，但這些情緒從未使他放棄自己的經濟利益。youdao

At this moment the crowd began to sway and struggle, and voices shouted,"It's him!" 這時，人羣騷動了起來，有人大聲喊着：“是他！”youdao

Calder learnt how to find the precise point to connect each wire so that all the pieces will sway in harmony. 考爾德學會了如何找到準確的點連接每根金屬線，使所有的部件能夠協調擺動。youdao

This is because the attachment that American Jews feel to Israel is too weak, in most cases, to sway their vote. 這是因為美籍猶太人對以色列的依戀在大多數情況下太過脆弱，以至於無法左右他們的投票。youdao

Despite all the reliability upgrades, with 70-mile winds, the trees will not just sway but come down on poles and wires. 儘管所有的可靠性升級，在70邁的大風中，樹木可不會光搖擺，而是直接砸到電杆和線路上。youdao

"Their main defense is basically hanging on the tree, looking like a twig," Brock said, "it will even sway in the wind." 布洛克説：“它們的主要自衞手段是裝成樹枝掛在樹上，有時甚至還能隨風搖擺。”youdao

These cheerful little trams, dating back to 1873, chug and sway up the towering hills with bells ringing and people hanging from every opening. 這些令人歡快的小纜車建於1873年，在高聳的山巒上嘎嘎作響，搖曳起伏。車上鈴兒叮噹作響，每個窗口都有人。youdao

Clearly, Japanese carpenters of the day knew a few tricks about allowing a building to sway and settle itself rather than fight nature's forces. 顯然，當時日本的木匠知道一些技巧，這些技巧可以使建築能夠搖晃並且穩定下來，而不是與自然的力量進行抗衡。youdao

For people who earn that much or more, individual temperament and life circumstances have much more sway over their lightness of heart than money. 對於賺到那麼多或更多的人來説，個性氣質和生活情況比金錢更能影響心情的暢快。youdao

Branches sway gently in the wind. 樹枝在風中微微晃動。《新英漢大辭典》

The sway of the pail caused some milk to spill out. 桶一晃盪，潑出來一些牛奶。《新英漢大辭典》

Bad elements hold sway, while good people are pushed around.; The bad eggs wielded power， while the good people were oppressed. 壞人當道，好人受氣《新英漢大辭典》

Do not let new facts or opinions sway you. 別因為一些新的事實和觀點動搖你的世界觀。youdao

Yet the theory continues to hold sway. 然而這種理論還是繼續佔據主導地位。youdao

I started to sway. 我開始搖晃起來。youdao

I feel the ladder sway as the boughs bend. 樹枝一彎，我能感到梯子一偏。youdao

Don't let anyone else's opinions sway you. 不要讓其他人的觀點影響了你。youdao

They hold sway in oil, gas, tourism and telecoms. 他們掌控石油、天然氣、旅遊和電信。youdao ^[1]