| 释义 |
sway /swā/ transitive verb- To cause to move swingingly or sweepingly from side to side, usu slowly
- To cause to lean or incline
- To divert
- To influence by power or moral force
- To wield (archaic)
- To govern, hold sway (archaic)
- To control (archaic)
- To have a preponderating influence upon (archaic)
- (usu with up) to hoist (nautical)
intransitive verb- To swing
- To oscillate
- To swerve
- To incline to one side
- To have preponderating weight or influence
- To rule (archaic or poetic)
- To proceed, bend one's course (Shakespeare)
- To advance in hostility (Spenser)
noun- Directing force or influence
- Preponderance, dominance
- Rule, supremacy
- A swinging or sweeping motion
- A motion to and fro or back and forth
- A swerve
- A rotation (Shakespeare)
- (in thatching) a hazel lath laid horizontally to hold down the straw or reed
ORIGIN: Perh from a lost OE word, or the corresponding ON sveigja to bend, swing; prob partly from LGer swâjen (Ger schweien) to swing swayed adjective (eg of a horse) bent down in the back swayˈer noun swayˈing noun and adjective swayˈback noun - An abnormal downward curvature of the spine of an animal, esp a horse
- A nervous disease of lambs causing difficulty in walking or standing
adjective (eg of a horse) swayed swayˈbacked adjective hold sway (over) To have power, authority (over) |