swayed
past simple and past participle ofsway
| 单词 | swayed |
| 释义 | swayed past simple and past participle ofsway sway verb uk/sweɪ/us/sweɪ/swayverb(MOVE)[I] tomoveslowlyfromsidetoside: Thetreeswere swaying in thewind. Themovementof theshipcausedthemastto swayfromsidetoside/back andforth. Adrunkwasstandingin themiddleof thestreet, swayinguncertainlyandtryinghard tostayupright. [T] tocausesomething tomoveorchange: Recentdevelopmentshave swayed thebalanceofpowerin theregion. Shaking, swinging and vibrating
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing General words for movement swayverb(PERSUADE)[T] topersuadesomeone tobelieveor do one thingratherthan another: Herspeechfailedto sway hercolleaguesintosupportingtheplan. Urging & persuading
Examplesofswayedswayed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The canvass allows parties to identify their supporters, their opponents, and also undecided voters, who might beswayedin an election. From theCambridge English Corpus As a taped musician crooned a tune about love and the beauties of nature, the puppetswayedand gesticulated with realistic grace. From theCambridge English Corpus The jury was notswayedby this appeal to authority. From theCambridge English Corpus That meant that their choices were either somewhat arbitrarily made or, worse, easilyswayedby others. From theCambridge English Corpus Are theyswayedby economic considerations or by purely non-material factors such as human rights and the rule of law? From theCambridge English Corpus Note the suggestions that women may beswayedmore by emotional reactions or that men may evaluate candidates more on the basis of gender stereotypes. From theCambridge English Corpus The responsibility for any wrong behavior by the victims will be theirs when they let their judgment beswayedby fear. From theCambridge English Corpus The investigators speculated that the latter's preferences were based on stable habits that were not as easilyswayedby the framing manipulations (10). From theCambridge English Corpus Women are often said to be moreswayedby their emotions, although solid scholarly research is scarce on the point at best. From theCambridge English Corpus It is easy to beswayedby fashion and the intrinsic appeal of "anatomic correction" by the arterial switch procedure. From theCambridge English Corpus The remaining five, however, appears to have beenswayedby one reason above all - domestic politics. From theCambridge English Corpus How could he really have been suddenlyswayedat that meeting, there were so many different opinions expressed there. From theCambridge English Corpus Interestingly, the judgements of one group of children wereswayedduring the task. From theCambridge English Corpus After some discussion, the abscission lobbyswayedthe decision for the name of the compound in its favour; dormin lost the first round. From theCambridge English Corpus If the incumbent wants to win extra voters in the current election, she has to win voters who were notswayedby the incumbent in the previous election. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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