英语词汇“hold sway”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hold sway

Have great power or influence over a particular person, place, or domain: they had held sway in France for a quarter of a century such arguments would not hold sway in a university...

Not only does this oligarchy of permanent interests (or call it ‘elite consensus’) control all levers of power, it also holds sway over the country's resources.
Andalucia is a traditional, rural society where, despite all evidence of macho posturing, the power of the matriarch holds sway.
Ultimately, it is because the influences holding sway are far deeper than simply editorial decisions about how journalists cover particular stories.

Synonyms

hold power, wield power, exercise power, rule, be most powerful, be in power, be in control, predominate, have the ascendancy, have the greatest influence, have the upper hand, have the edge, have/hold the whip hand

informal run the show, be in the driving seat, be in the saddle

See parent entry: sway

单词	hold sway
释义	hold sway Have great power or influence over a particular person, place, or domain: they had held sway in France for a quarter of a century such arguments would not hold sway in a university... Not only does this oligarchy of permanent interests (or call it ‘elite consensus’) control all levers of power, it also holds sway over the country's resources. Andalucia is a traditional, rural society where, despite all evidence of macho posturing, the power of the matriarch holds sway. Ultimately, it is because the influences holding sway are far deeper than simply editorial decisions about how journalists cover particular stories. Synonyms hold power, wield power, exercise power, rule, be most powerful, be in power, be in control, predominate, have the ascendancy, have the greatest influence, have the upper hand, have the edge, have/hold the whip hand informal run the show, be in the driving seat, be in the saddle See parent entry: sway
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