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[编辑] GRE 红宝书

  • v. 摇动, 摇摆;影响使改变;n. 摇动
  • [英] v. 摇动, 摇摆 ( swing from side to side) ; 影响使改变 ( influence someone so that they change their opinion) ; n. 摇动 ( swaying movement)
  • [记] s+way ( 路) -> 从路这边到路那边 -> 摆动

[编辑] Webster Collegiate

I. noun

  • Etymology: Middle English sweigh, from sweyen
  • Date: 14th century
  • 1. the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed ; an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
  • 2. an inclination or deflection caused by or as if by swaying
  • 3.
    • a. a controlling influence
    • b. sovereign power ; dominion
    • c. the ability to exercise influence or authority ; dominance
  • Synonyms: see power

II. verb

  • Etymology: alteration of earlier swey to fall, swoon, from Middle English sweyen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sveigja to sway; akin to Lithuanian svaigti to become dizzy
  • Date: circa 1500
  • intransitive verb
    • 1.
      • a. to swing slowly and rhythmically back and forth from a base or pivot
      • b. to move gently from an upright to a leaning position
    • 2. to hold sway ; act as ruler or governor
    • 3. to fluctuate or veer between one point, position, or opinion and another
  • transitive verb
    • 1.
      • a. to cause to sway ; set to swinging, rocking, or oscillating
      • b. to cause to bend downward to one side
      • c. to cause to turn aside ; deflect, divert
    • 2. archaic
    • 3.
      • a. to cause to vacillate
      • b. to exert a guiding or controlling influence on
    • 4. to hoist in place <sway up a mast>
  • Synonyms: see swing, affect
  • ? swayer noun


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