hold sway

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To have the greatest influence (over someone or something); to be pre-eminent; to dominate. idiomatic
    — Within Lololand, of course, no Chinese writ runs, no Chinese magistrate holds sway, and the people, more or less divided among themselves, are under the government of their tribal chiefs.

词形变化

holds sway present,singular,third-person holding sway participle,present held sway participle,past held sway past
18 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary