English Dictionary

sway

IPA（発音記号）

/sweɪ/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon. / A rocking or swinging motion. / Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side / Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

日本語の意味

（物が）左右に揺れること、揺れ動く様子 / 武器を振るう一振り、振り回す動作 / 影響力や支配力、権威によって左右される状態 / 均衡の偏り、優位性が一方に傾くこと

The gentle sway of the tall grass lulled the child to sleep.

背の高い草の穏やかな揺れが子どもを眠りに誘った。

意味（1）

The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.

意味（2）

A rocking or swinging motion.

The old song caused a little sway in everyone in the room.

意味（3）

Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side

I doubt I'll hold much sway with someone so powerful.

意味（4）

Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.

意味（5）

Rule; dominion; control; power.

Prospero:[…]Confederates / (ſo drie he was for Sway) with King of Naples / To giue him Annuall tribute, doe him homage / Subiect his Coronet, to his Crowne and bend / The Dukedom yet vnbow'd (alas poore Millaine) / To moſt ignoble ſtooping.

意味（6）

A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.

意味（7）

The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's lateral motion.

sways （ plural ）