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

　～ the minds of people　动摇人心
　～ deeply〔strongly〕　深刻地影响
　～ directly　直接影响
　～ dreamily　恍惚地摇摆
　～ gently　轻轻地摇摆
　～ gravely〔seriously, severely〕　严重地影响
　～ greatly〔materially〕　大大地影响
　～ immediately　立刻影响（到）
　～ indirectly　间接影响
　～ mentally　精神影响
　～ personally　个人影响
　～ profoundly　深刻地影响
　～ quickly　非常敏感
　～ religiously　彻底控制
　～ restlessly　不停地摇摆
　～ rhythmically　有节奏地摇摆
　～ tremendously　强烈地影响
　～ unconsciously　不知不觉地影响
　～ unfavourably　产生不利的影响
　～ violently　强有力地摇摆
　～ vitally　极大地影响
　～ back and forth　前后摆动
　～ between two opinions　在两种意见之间摇摆不定
　～ from side to side　左右摇摆
　～ in the breeze　在微风中摆动
　～ in the wind　在风中晃动
　～ to　随着…摇动
　～ to the music　随着音乐节奏摇摆

　The trees were swaying gently in the wind.　树在风中轻轻摇曳。
　She swayed and fell in a faint.　她摇摇晃晃晕倒在地。
　He didn't fall, but swayed a little.　他稍许晃了一下，并未跌倒。
　The sailboat swayed on the stormy sea.　帆船在暴风雨的海面上摇晃。
　His resolution never sways.　他的决心从不动摇。
　Wind swayed the curtain.　风吹动窗帘。
　The wind sways the tall grass.　风吹动着长得很高的草。
　The speaker's words swayed his audience.　这位演讲者的话对听众产生了很大影响。
　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。
　She made a speech that swayed many voters.　她作了一次影响了许多投票人的演说。
　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。
　He's very easily swayed.　他很容易受别人影响。
　He was swayed by his feelings.　他受他的感情支配。
　The audience was swayed by the speaker's conviction.　听众被演讲者的说服力所打动。
　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.)
1. 随…摇动 swing to
　The dancers swayed to the music.　那群人随着音乐婆娑起舞。
2. 摇向…；倾向 swing 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
　That was the motive that swayed with her.　那就是支配她的动机。
　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。

 ♣ sway, fluctuate, swing
　参见swing条。

　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。

　［同义词］ impress, swing, waver
　［词源］中古英语sweyen（转，弯，摇摆）