sway
英英释义：power to rule or influence people
例句：Some old attitudes still hold sway in rural areas.
“sway”的常见搭配主要有两个：under somebody's sway 和 hold sway over somebody.
例句1: Across much of the West, people are swayed by populist politicians. （现在很多西方国家的民众都受到民粹主义政客都摆布）这里的sway是动词
例句2: Across much of the West, people are under the sway of populist politicians. 这里的sway是名词
例句3: Across much of the West, populist politicians hold sway over people. 这里的sway是名词
英文习语“ Old habits die hard " 意思是 “本性难移”，已经养成的习惯会持续影响我们，可以用“ sway ”改写：Old habits hold sway over us. 举一反三：Some old attitudes still hold sway in rural areas. 偏远地区人们的观念陈旧，根深蒂固。
《经济学人》一篇关于Facebook对美国竞选的影响的文章中，就用到了sway ：
Where Facebook will hold most sway in this election is as an important advertising platform. " hold most sway " 就是“最具影响力”， most是修饰sway的程度之大，我们常常可以在sway前面加上形容词强调影响力的程度。
作业
1. 翻译
腾讯和阿里巴巴在中国商业中有着巨大的影响力
Tencent and Alibaba hold considerable sway in Chinese commerce.
2. 造句
～场景：京东和天猫对3C产品销售业绩有着巨大影响力
～造句：JD and Tmall hold considerable sway for 3C products' selling performance.
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