sway

sway
verb
  1. move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side
    摇摆；摆动
    [no obj.]he swayed slightly on his feet.
    他站在那里轻轻地来回晃动。
    [as adj. swaying]swaying palm trees.
    摇摆的棕榈树。
    [with obj.]wind rattled and swayed the trees.
    风吹得树沙沙作响，在风中摇晃。
    ■[with obj.]control or influence (a person or course of action)
    控制（或影响）（人或动作的过程）
    he's easily swayed by other people.
    他很容易被别人左右。
    ■(poetic/literary)rule; govern
    (诗/文)统治；管理
    now let the Lord forever reign and sway us as he will.
    现在让上帝永远统治我们，任意摆布我们吧。
noun
[mass noun]
  1. a rhythmical movement from side to side
    有节奏的摇摆
    the easy sway of her hips.
    她臀部的轻快摇摆。
  2. rule; control
    统治；控制
    the part of the continent under Russia's sway.
    在俄国统治之下的大陆部分。
常用词组
hold sway
  1. have great power or influence over a particular person, place, or domain
    （对人，地方，领域）有支配力量；占统治地位
语源
  1. Middle English: corresponding in sense to Low German swājen 'be blown to and fro' and Dutch zwaaien 'swing, walk totteringly'
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