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sway verb
⇨ influence (swayed by his arguments) ⇨ swing (sway in the breeze) 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. swing verb swing ♦︎ rock ♦︎ sway ♦︎ oscillateThese words all mean to move backwards and forwards from a fixed point, or to make sth do this. 这些词均表示摆动、摇晃。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to swing / sway / rock / oscillate backwards and forwards◆to swing / sway / rock back and forth / to and fro / from side to side◆to swing / sway / rock / oscillate violently / wildly / slightly◆to swing / sway / rock gently■ swing (swung, swung) [intransitive, transitive] to move or make sb/sth move backwards and forwards or from side to side while hanging from a fixed point 摆动；摇摆；摇荡◆His arms swung as he walked.他走路时双臂摆动。◆A set of keys swung from her belt.一串钥匙在她的腰带上摆来摆去。◆She sat on a stool swinging her legs.她坐在凳子上晃动着双腿。▸ swing noun [singular] ◆the swing of her hips她臀部的扭动■ rock [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to move or make sb/sth move backwards and forwards or from side to side, especially gently 轻轻摇晃；缓缓摆动◆The boat rocked from side to side on the water.小船在水面上左右摇荡。◆He rocked the baby gently in his arms.他把孩子抱在怀里轻轻摇晃。■ sway [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to move or make sth move slowly from side to side 缓缓摇摆；缓缓摆动◆The branches of the trees were swaying in the wind.树枝在风中摇曳。◆Vicky swayed and fell.维基缓缓摇晃着倒下了。◆She swayed her hips in time to the music.她伴着音乐扭动屁股。■ oscillate /ˈɒsɪleɪt; NAmE ˈɑːsɪleɪt/ [intransitive] (physics 物理) to keep moving from one position to another and back again; (of an electric current, radio waves, etc.) to change in strength or direction at regular intervals 摆动；振动；（电流、无线电波等）波动，振荡◆The needle on the dial will oscillate when a magnetic field is present.有磁场存在时，仪表盘上的指针就会摆动。◆The current oscillates between magnetic poles.电流在磁极间波动。 |