0 to move slowly from side to side -- 摇摆，摆动
Recent developments have swayed the balance of power in the region. 最近的发展使这个地区的实力均势发生了改变。
A drunk was standing in the middle of the street, swaying uncertainly and trying hard to stay upright. 一个醉汉摇摇晃晃地站在街道中间，努力想要站直身子。
The movement of the ship caused the mast to sway from side to side/back and forth. 桅杆随着船的行驶左右／前后摇摆。
1 to persuade someone to believe or do one thing rather than another -- 说服，使动摇
Her speech failed to sway her colleagues into supporting the plan. 她的演说没能说服她的同事们支持这个计划。
2 control or influence -- 控制，统治；影响
The party could hold sway (= have an important influence) on some crucial votes. 该党可对一些关键选票施加重要影响。
Her parents no longer seem to have much sway over her. 她的父母似乎再也管不了她了。
In the 1980s, the organization came under the sway of (= became strongly influenced by) Christian fundamentalism. 在20世纪80年代，这个组织深受基督教原教旨主义的影响。
To ensure judicial impartiality the system needs to minimise the dangers of judges being swayed or bought by any of the parties involved in a legal dispute.
If the incumbent wants to win extra voters in the current election, she has to win voters who were not swayed by the incumbent in the previous election.
Any time only one voice is heard the potential for swaying others based on bias rather than well-articulated and full argumentation is a disturbing possibility.
After some discussion, the abscission lobby swayed the decision for the name of the compound in its favour; dormin lost the first round.
Interestingly, the judgements of one group of children were swayed during the task.
How could he really have been suddenly swayed at that meeting, there were so many different opinions expressed there.
The remaining five, however, appears to have been swayed by one reason above all - domestic politics.
After pinch-off of the main drop, the filament that remains sways, while elastically retracting back into the orifice, as shown in frames (d) and (e).
