hold sway
基本解释
- 支配；统治
英汉例句
- Yet the theory continues to hold sway.
然而这种理论还是继续占据主导地位。
blog.sina.com.cn - A mayor of Leeds, for example, would hold sway over more people than the mayor of Washington, DC, does.
例如，利兹的市长就将比美国华盛顿特区的市长领导更多的人。 - Here bad people hold sway while good people suffer and justice is trodden down underfoot.
在这里坏人得志，好人受苦，正义受到摧残。 - "We feel this a complete travesty of justice. We feel it is not only a travesty of justice because truth does not hold sway there, but people should not be criminalized for exercising their basic right to freedom of expression,".
- Stratfor was one of several organizations earlier this year warning that Mexico could become a failed state if it does not win the war against the criminal elements that hold sway over some areas of the country.
- If Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District is typical, though, economic issues still hold sway with voters.
NPR: Philadelphia House Race Turns on Money Issues - Fast-growing emerging economies feel under-represented in an institution where Europe and America still hold sway.
ECONOMIST: Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the new boss.
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词组短语
- hold sway over 对……有影响力;占统治地位
- Curs hold sway 小人当道
- Bad people hold sway 小人当道
- Luxury hold sway 奢华当道
- Flowers hold sway 花草当道