sway

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sway 指物体摇摆或晃动,也比喻影响力或支配力,常用于描述控制、动摇或倾斜的动作或状态。

用法要点

句型搭配

作为动词时,常与介词搭配,如 sway someone to do something 表示说服某人做某事;作为名词时,常用在 have sway over 或 under the sway of 中表示影响力。

• sway the decision
• sway in the wind
• hold sway over the group

介词用法

动词 sway 常与介词 with、to、over 连用,表示伴随、方向或控制关系,例如 sway with the music 表示随音乐摇摆,sway to the left 表示向左倾斜,sway over the audience 表示支配观众。

• sway with emotion
• sway to the rhythm
• sway over the market

语域说明

sway 在正式和非正式语境中都常用,作为动词多用于描述物理动作或抽象影响,作为名词多用于政治、商业等领域的权力或控制讨论。

• sway public opinion
• sway gently
• exert sway

基础例句

The trees sway in the wind during the storm.

暴风雨中,树木在风中摇摆。

She tried to sway her friend to join the club.

她试图说服她的朋友加入俱乐部。

The dancer sways to the beat of the music.

舞者随着音乐的节拍摇摆。

His opinion swayed after hearing the new evidence.

听到新证据后,他的观点动摇了。

高级例句

The CEO's decision swayed the company's strategic direction significantly.

CEO的决定极大地影响了公司的战略方向。

In the debate, the speaker's arguments swayed the audience toward supporting the policy.

在辩论中,演讲者的论点使观众倾向于支持这项政策。

Economic factors often sway market trends and investor confidence.

经济因素常常左右市场趋势和投资者信心。

The research findings swayed academic opinion on the topic.

研究结果动摇了学术界对该话题的看法。

高频搭配

verb

sway the votesway the jurysway the balancesway back and forthsway gently

adjective

political swayconsiderable swaystrong swaymoral swayemotional sway

noun

sway of powersway of influencesway of opinionsway of the windsway of the tree

adverb

sway slightlysway dangerouslysway rhythmicallysway uncontrollably

preposition

sway withsway tosway oversway undersway from

phrase

hold swayunder the sway ofsway someone's mindsway in the breezesway to the music

常见错误

❌ 错误:He swayed the ball to catch it.
✓ 正确:He swung the ball to catch it.

sway 通常描述缓慢或轻柔的摇摆动作,不适用于快速挥动如接球;应使用 swing 表示挥动。

❌ 错误:The government has a big sway on the economy.
✓ 正确:The government has considerable sway over the economy.

sway 作为名词表示影响力时,常与 over 搭配,而不是 on;considerable 比 big 更正式和准确。

近义词辨析

influence

influence 更广泛地指任何形式的影响,常是潜移默化的;sway 强调通过说服或控制产生的直接、有力的影响,多带支配意味。

Her advice influenced my choice (潜移默化影响), but his speech swayed the crowd to protest (直接说服并支配行动).

swing

swing 通常指有规律的来回摆动,如钟摆或秋千,动作较明显;sway 更侧重轻柔、不稳定的摇晃,如树木或人在风中摇摆。

The pendulum swings back and forth (规律摆动), while the branches sway gently in the breeze (轻柔摇晃).