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sway-backed

英文词源


sway-backed (adj.)
1670s, according to OED of Scandinavian origin, perhaps related to obsolete Danish sveibaget. See sway (v.) + back (n.).

双语例句


1. A hard-core group of right-wing senators had hoped to sway their colleagues.
一群骨干右翼参议员曾企图左右自己的同僚。

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2. South of the Usk, a completely different approach seems to hold sway.
阿斯克以南盛行的似乎是一种完全不同的方式。

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3. In medieval times the church held sway over many countries.
在中世纪,教会支配着许多国家.

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4. His speech failed to sway his colleagues into supporting the plan.
他的一番话没能使他的同事支持这项计划.

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5. He felt the sway of the deck under his feet.
他感觉到脚下甲板的摇动.

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