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influence verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ affect 另见affect条influence ♦︎ sway ♦︎ prejudice ♦︎ sour ♦︎ poison ♦︎ biasThese words all mean to affect the way that sb thinks or behaves, or to change sb's opinion about sb/sth, especially in a negative or unfair way. 这些词均表示对某人的思想行为施加影响,尤指负面影响。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to influence / sway / prejudice / poison / bias sb / sth against sb / sth◆to influence / sway / bias sb / sth in favour of sb / sth◆to influence / bias sb / sth towards / toward sb / sth◆to influence / sway / bias the result of sth◆to influence / prejudice the outcome of sth◆to influence / sway a decision◆to sour / poison relations / the atmosphere◆to be easily influenced / swayed (by sth)■ influence [transitive] to have an effect on the way that sb behaves or thinks, especially by giving them an example to follow 影响;对⋯起作用◆His writings have influenced the lives of millions.他的著作影响了数百万人的人生。◆Her parents tried to influence her in her choice of career.她的父母试图影响她的职业选择。◆The wording of the question can influence how people answer.问题的措辞会影响人们的回答方式。 see also influence ⇨ affect verb ■ sway [transitive, often passive] to persuade or influence sb to believe sth or do sth, especially when they are forming an opinion or making a decision (尤指在某人形成看法或作决定时)施加影响,使信服◆The panel was not swayed by his arguments.他的论证并未使陪审团信服。◆Don't allow yourself to be swayed by emotion.别让自己为感情所左右。◆The speech was important in swaying public opinion.这场演说在影响舆论方面很重要。■ prejudice [transitive] to persuade or influence sb so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about sb/sth 使怀有(或形成)偏见◆Some argued that the media attention had prejudiced the jury.有些人认为媒体的关注使陪审团形成了偏见。◆Poor handwriting might prejudice people against the applicant.字写得难看有可能让人对申请者产生偏见。 see also prejudiced ⇨ biased adj. ■ sour [intransitive, transitive] (written) (of relationships, attitudes, situations or people) to change so that they become less pleasant or friendly than before; to make sth do this (关系、态度、情况)恶化;(人)变坏;使恶化;使变坏◆The atmosphere in the house had soured.屋子里的气氛不对了。◆The disagreement over trade tariffs soured relations between the two countries.贸易关税上的分歧导致两国关系恶化。 see also sour ⇨ bitter adj. 2 ■ poison [transitive] (written) to change a relationship, situation or opinion so that it becomes unpleasant or unfriendly 使(关系或局面)恶化;使(看法)变差;败坏◆She succeeded in poisoning their minds against me.她如愿使他们仇视我。◆His comment served only to poison the atmosphere still further.他的评论只是令气氛更加恶化了。NOTE 辨析 Sour or poison? Poison is usually stronger than sour. If sth sours a relationship or situation it becomes less pleasant or friendly than before. If sth poisons it, it becomes very unpleasant or unfriendly, often involving strong feelings of anger or dislike. * poison语气通常比sour强烈。sour表示使关系或情况变坏;poison表示使关系或情况变得非常糟糕,常涉及强烈的愤恨或厌恶。■ bias / /ˈbaɪəs/ / [transitive] to have an unfair effect on sb's decisions or opinions; to change the result of sth so that it is not correct 使有偏见;使偏心;使结果产生偏差◆The newspapers have biased people against her.报章的报道使人们对她产生了偏见。◆The use of faulty equipment may have biased the result.可能是使用有缺陷的设备使结果产生了偏差。 see also biased ⇨ biased adj. |