sway

v.影晌，控制；v.摇摆

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
sway (noun)
1.
the action or an instance of or of being an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion - swaying swayed
2.
an inclination or deflection caused by or as if by swaying
3.
a) a controlling influence
b) sovereign power - dominion
c) the ability to exercise influence or authority - dominance power
sway (verb)
intransitive verb
1.
a) to swing slowly and rhythmically back and forth from a base or pivot
b) to move gently from an upright to a leaning position
2.
to hold sway act as ruler or governor
3.
transitive verb
to fluctuate or veer between one point, position, or opinion and another
1.
a) to cause to sway set to swinging, rocking, or oscillating
b) to cause to bend downward to one side
c) to cause to turn aside - deflect divert
2.
archaic
a) - wield
b) - govern rule
3.
a) to cause to vacillate
b) to exert a guiding or controlling influence on
4.
to hoist in place - sway up a mast swing, affect
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
sway (noun)
1.
the power to bring about a result on another
SYNONYMS:
impact, influence, mark, repercussion, sway
RELATED WORDS:
authority, clout, prestige, pull, weight; command, domination, dominion, mastery; consequence, importance, significance; sovereignty ( sovranty), supremacy
NEAR ANTONYMS:
helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness
sway (noun)
2.
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly
SYNONYMS:
authority, clout, credit, heft, in, juice, leverage, pull, sway, weight
RELATED WORDS:
counterinfluence; command, dominance, dominion, mastery, predominance, reign, scepter, sovereignty ( sovranty), supremacy; consequence, eminence, importance, moment; impact, impress, impression, imprint, mark
NEAR ANTONYMS:
helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness
sway (noun)
3.
the right or means to command or control others
SYNONYMS:
arm, authority, clutch, command, control, death grip, dominion, grip, hold, mastery, reign, rein(s), sway
RELATED WORDS:
clout, influence, leverage, pull, voice, weight; jurisdiction; direction, management; dominance, imperium, predominance, sovereignty ( sovranty), supremacy; prerogative, privilege, right; eminence, importance, moment
NEAR ANTONYMS:
helplessness, weakness
impotence, impotency, powerlessness
sway (verb)
1.
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
SYNONYMS:
impact, impress, influence, move, reach, strike, sway, tell (on), touch
RELATED WORDS:
carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall ( enthral), ravish, transport; bias, color; inspire, stir; engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce; afflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring; allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate
NEAR ANTONYMS:
bore, jade, pall, tire, weary; underwhelm
sway (verb)
2.
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
SYNONYMS:
careen, lurch, pitch, roll, seesaw, sway, toss, wobble ( wabble)
RELATED WORDS:
blunder, buck, dodder, falter, flounder, halt, hitch, hobble, jerk, jolt, reel, shake, stagger, stumble, teeter, toddle, totter, tumble, vacillate, vibrate, waddle, waver, weave; oscillate, undulate, wag, waggle
sway (verb)
archaic
to exercise authority or power over
SYNONYMS:
boss, captain, command, control, preside (over), rule, sway
RELATED WORDS:
conduct, direct, head, lead; administer, manage, micromanage, oversee, regulate, superintend, supervise; dictate, dominate, domineer, lord (it over), master, oppress, reign (over), tyrannize; conquer, subdue, subjugate
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