45 每日一词| Sway (n)

Sway 动词名词都有 “受..影响、动摇”之意

1.英英释义：power to rule or influence people

2.常用搭配（可以在sway 前面加形容词表程度）：

hold sway in

under sway of

3.背下来吧：

Old habits hold sway over us. （old habits die hard ) 本性难移

Some old attitudes still hold sway in rural areas.

Across much of the West, people are under the sway of populist politicians.                                动词用法：Across much of the West, people are swayed by populist politicians. （现在很多西方国家的民众都受到民粹主义政客的摆布。）

5.翻译下面的句子：

腾讯和阿里巴巴在中国商业中有着巨大的影响力。

Tencent and Alibaba hold enormous / tremendous sway in Chinese business / commerce.

（参考翻译：Tencent and Alibaba hold significant/enormous/considerable sway in Chinese commerce.）

6. 联想造句：先简要描述这个场景，再造句。

场景： 孩子们接受着周围一切的潜移默化的影响，包括环境和人。

Children are under subtle sway of their surrundings, both environment and people.