sway的意思|sway的解释-里氏词典

Sway \Sway\ (sw[=a]), v. i.
1. To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean;
to incline.

The balance sways on our part. --Bacon.

2. To move or swing from side to side; or backward and
forward.

3. To have weight or influence.

The example of sundry churches . . . doth sway much.
--Hooker.

4. To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

Hadst thou swayed as kings should do. --Shak.

Sway \Sway\ (sw[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swayed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Swaying}.] [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E. swing;
cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See {Swing}, and cf. {Swag},
v. i.]
1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to
sway the scepter.

As sparkles from the anvil rise,
When heavy hammers on the wedge are swayed.
--Spenser.

2. To influence or direct by power and authority; by
persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to
guide.

The will of man is by his reason swayed. --Shak.

She could not sway her house. --Shak.

This was the race
To sway the world, and land and sea subdue.
--Dryden.

3. To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and
forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed
by wind; judgment swayed by passion.

As bowls run true by being made
On purpose false, and to be swayed. --Hudibras.

Let not temporal and little advantages sway you
against a more durable interest. --Tillotson.

4. (Naut.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.

Syn: To bias; rule; govern; direct; influence; swing; move;
wave; wield.

Sway \Sway\, n.
1. The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep
of a weapon.

With huge two-handed sway brandished aloft.
--Milton.

2. Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side;
as, the sway of desires. --A. Tucker.

3. Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

Expert
When to advance, or stand, or turn the sway
Of battle. --Milton.

4. Rule; dominion; control. --Cowper.

When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway,
The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.

5. A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
[Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Syn: Rule; dominion; power; empire; control; influence;
direction; preponderance; ascendency.

The Mafia allegedly ordered the judge's death after he refused to let the Mafia sway him in issuing a sentence. The murders of Mafia investigators Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino has also fuelled anger against the Mafia across the island.
Early last Wednesday near Buckingham Palace, meanwhile, there was a reminder of where the state still holds sway.
Paulo Guedes, economist for the Brazilian Institute for Capital Markets, warns that if the PMDB's more radical advisers gain sway, an "internal moratorium" may follow the external one.
Low interest rates in the US have driven US-based investors - many of them Latin Americans - to seek higher returns from regional markets where tight monetary policy and high interest rates have held sway.
He charged that Canada has hired 12 law firms and spent more than $20 million in an attempt to sway the decision.
Democratic underdog Michael Dukakis is all over the airwaves in an unprecedented blitz of television interviews that analysts say can't hurt him but probably won't sway enough voters to win him the presidency.
Hotels have repaired hurricane damage, palms sway and discos throb, but fine stretches of beach were blown away and the tourists, without whom Cancun has no purpose, are slow to return.
Communist North Korea sparked a mini-boycott that failed to sway its biggest political allies, including the Soviet Union and China.
The military has held sway in this Southeast Asian nation for 27 years.
But radicals opposed to him see confrontation with the West as the wellspring of the Islamic revolution and are believed to hold greater sway over the hostage-holders.
After his rift with the Russians, giving workers sway was his way to out-Lenin Lenin.
The plant expansion should strengthen the company's sway in the polyethylene business, where market share is often taken through sheer capacity.
But Iwan added that really big structures "tend to be quite flexible," and the way such a building would sway in a quake or strong wind could make people inside feel uncomfortable.
As Ms. Johnson stands outside the Hammack house after winding up her chores there, the house begins to creak and sway.
Mrs. Thatcher will have a chance to sway West European opinion in a May 29-30 NATO summit, the first gathering of alliance leaders attended by President Bush.
Diminishing that sway is basically fine with Mr. Hoskins, an opponent of "monetary fine-tuning." He argues that his institution can control only one type of economic shock: the price instability it engenders.
Dark red plumes atop the tall grain amaranth sway in the breeze at one end of this unusual field, and long ears of brilliant blue corn poke out of shucks near the other end.
Mr. Sherlund said the money-back guarantee isn't likely to sway many 1-2-3 users to abandon their spreadsheet.
It was intended to prevent one republic from gaining sway over the others, but ethnic and economic differences are again threatening the country's unity.
President Bush plunged into an uphill campaign to salvage his nomination of John Tower as defense secretary today with a series of private meetings intended to sway senators to vote for confirmation.
The Vassmers are part of a contingent of Bethel residents who wish the town could cash in on its place in history by more actively seeking tourists, but anti-festival opinion has held sway.
A strong earthquake shook a wide area of Northern California Monday, making skyscrapers sway and dumping cans and bottles from supermarket shelves, but causing no injuries or serious damage.
The guaranty fund group was endorsed late yesterday by the American Council of Life Insurance, a powerful industry organization whose support might sway Mr. Garamendi's position.
Many US officials still hope that Ukraine will fall under the sway of a democratic, reformist, Russia.
And the Ottomans continued to hold sway over almost all of what we now call the Middle East.
A successful Clinton visit to the Middle East, including Syria, might not appear likely to sway many minds but any diversion from domestic mudslinging might be beneficial.
Family scion Peter Wallenberg, who will turn 65 this year, still holds sway in the boardroom of most group companies.
The arrangement was intended to prevent one republic from gaining sway over the others, but ethnic and economic differences are again threatening the country's unity.
In an opinion disputed by many charities, IRS lawyers conclude that Senate confirmation is "legislation"; thus, charities' efforts to sway votes on judicial nominees should come under the restrictions and taxes on lobbying.
But people in the industry say that customers for the Iraqi crude are already waiting on the sidelines, a situation that could sway the Iraqi leader to go ahead with U.N.-sponsored sale.

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