单词	wield
释义	wieldwield /wiːld/ ●○○ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINwield Origin: Old English wieldan Verb Table VERB TABLE wield Simple Form Present I, you, we, they wield he, she, it wields Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they wielded Present perfect I, you, we, they have wielded he, she, it has wielded Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had wielded Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will wield Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have wielded Continuous Form Present I am wielding he, she, it is wielding you, we, they are wielding Past I, he, she, it was wielding you, we, they were wielding Present perfect I, you, we, they have been wielding he, she, it has been wielding Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been wielding Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be wielding Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been wielding Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The man moved toward them, wielding a stick. The rioters faced police who were wielding clubs and batons. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And the more one knew, the more control one could wield over circumstance. But it is outside the Pru, in the City, where Newmarch's muscle is wielded to the most dramatic effect. He remained calm and imposing, a true Commander-in-Chief wielding sovereign authority. Houses have been invaded at night by machine-gun wielding thugs. In the chair of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a lobbying group, she wields considerable influence in the Valley and beyond. Now a generation of southern Republicans, brought up resenting the interfering ways of the federal government, is wielding disproportionate power. Yet racial, national, and religious power blocs have always been integral to how power is wielded in this nation. Thesaurus THESAURUSto use your power or your rights► exercise formal to use your rights, authority, influence etc: · Only 40% of the population exercised their right to vote.· Congress must decide whether to exercise its veto. ► wield formal to use great power or influence: · The central banks wield enormous power. Longman Language Activatorto hold a weapon► wield to hold a weapon such as a knife or stick and wave it around so that people can see that you are going to use it: · The rioters faced police who were wielding clubs and batons.knife-wielding/gun-wielding/sword-wielding etc: · Home was a cramped two rooms in a street where gun-wielding criminals walked. ► brandish to hold something such as a gun, knife, or stick so that people can see it, especially while threatening them: · A man brandishing a gun had threatened staff and customers at a local bank.· Four horsemen dashed up at full gallop, shouting and brandishing their weapons. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► exercise/wield influence formal (=use it)· The Federal Reserve exercises influence on the economy by setting short-term interest rates. ► brandish/wield a knife (=wave it around in a threatening way)· A man brandishing a knife burst into the room. ► wield power formal (=use power – used when someone has a lot of power)· The Church still wields enormous power in the country. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► authority · He remained calm and imposing, a true Commander-in-Chief wielding sovereign authority.· He wielded real moral authority, to my eye.· But more characteristic was the visible manipulation of supernatural power by men and women who wielded authority.· Shields fired when Kao, who was drunk, advanced at him wielding a stick, authorities said.· The programme never described him as such, though he certainly wields the authority you would expect that title would give him. ► axe · I should prefer to watch him in the primeval forests of his native land, wielding an axe against some giant tree.· People who wielded axes and carving knives. ► government · Now a generation of southern Republicans, brought up resenting the interfering ways of the federal government, is wielding disproportionate power. ► group · In the chair of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a lobbying group, she wields considerable influence in the Valley and beyond.· Moreover, the actual spending will be tilted toward groups that wield the most political power.· In any case, the whole process will be modified by the ability of each group to wield power and influence. ► influence · Culturally dominant and playing a pervasive role in the everyday life of élite and masses alike, it wielded enormous influence.· Hillary Clinton is married to Bill Clinton; she used to be a lawyer and wields considerable influence as first lady.· In the chair of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a lobbying group, she wields considerable influence in the Valley and beyond.· Most witches were women, often aged derelicts who wielded great influence over the people.· Karajan was comfortable with his stature as a power broker and not at all shy about wielding his influence.· Traditionally within the scope of human imagination only gods had wielded such mighty influence on the affairs of men.· Conservatism went into relative eclipse. while Labour under Clement Attlee was able to wield influence in the coalition government.· In any case, the whole process will be modified by the ability of each group to wield power and influence. ► knife · People who wielded axes and carving knives.· The teen-ager reportedly said he saw a stranger wielding a knife, and ran from the house when the man threatened him.· Read in studio A woman has been raped in her own home by a masked man wielding a knife.· Despite all this wielding of scalpel and knife some issues remain resolutely fudged. ► man · Perhaps the man wielding the scalpel was not a qualified doctor at all.· Both men wield wonderful, not to say mythic, influence to this day.· Read in studio A woman has been raped in her own home by a masked man wielding a knife.· As the new man at Century wielding the new broom, he expected that decisions and policies would come to his desk.· And maybe they would be cowed not only by the discipline but by the man who wielded it.· But more characteristic was the visible manipulation of supernatural power by men and women who wielded authority.· These were not men who wielded feather dusters.· However that may be, there certainly were great men, who wielded considerable political power. ► power · Mortal, I have never felt such great power wielded.· The Vatican had exonerated him, and with the power and influence Maciel wielded, they feared no one would believe them.· Rosebery left the Tabernacle, reflecting as was his wont, and thinking of this vast power wielded by one man.· But for some countries, it is about power and who wields it in the United Nations.· This is the power they wield: the mortal importance of no one knowing they are there.· People were afraid to talk to me, but I had no sense of the power that I wielded over their lives.· Despite the power it wields, the baby is weeping.· I think perhaps she linked his degree with the power he seemed to wield in the outside world. ► stick · Monroe doctrine lives on as Bush wields big stick.· Shields fired when Kao, who was drunk, advanced at him wielding a stick, authorities said.· Apart from wielding the stick of trade sanctions - a worrying measure - the main option will be the carrot of cash transfers. ► sword · He was wielding a samurai sword.· Recently a Nomura executive suffered the indignity of being taken hostage by a client wielding a samurai sword. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► wield power/influence/authority etc A close adviser of the dead King, he now wields power because of that King's death. But more characteristic was the visible manipulation of supernatural power by men and women who wielded authority. Conservatism went into relative eclipse. while Labour under Clement Attlee was able to wield influence in the coalition government. Curtiss draws a picture of a sensual, self-serving middle-aged woman who wields power as well as influence. In allowing authority figures to wield power over us indiscriminately, we surrender our rights to choose to take responsibility. Others were content to wield power in the party machines rather than in the public eye. They weren't out to impress or wield power. 1wield power/influence/authority etc to have a lot of power or influence, and to use it:  The Church wields immense power in Ireland.2to hold a weapon or tool that you are going to use:  She had her car windows smashed by a gang wielding baseball bats.
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