sway

单词辨析:

rock sway swing 【导航词义:摇动】
rock v. 摇摆,摇晃
〔辨析〕

指轻微地来回摆动。

〔例证〕

She felt sick as the waves rocked the boat from side to side.

小船随波浪左右摇摆,她觉得很恶心。

He gently rocked his son in his arms.

他把儿子抱在怀里轻轻摇晃。

sway v. 摇摆,摇晃
〔辨析〕

指不稳定或灵活的东西来回晃动,如树木、枝叶等。

〔例证〕

The branches swayed gently in the breeze.

树枝在微风中轻轻摆动。

That feeble boy swayed and fell.

那个虚弱的男孩子摇晃着倒下了。

swing v. 摇摆,摇荡
〔辨析〕

指某物一端固定,另一端来回摆动。

〔例证〕

There is only one sign swinging in the wind.

只有一块指示牌在风中摇摆。

His mother asked him not to swing his bag back and forth.

他妈妈让他不要把包前后晃来晃去。

相关例句:

The whole boat swayed and tipped.

整条船摇晃后翻倒了。

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。

The long-forgotten discovery that the world was round had gradually resumed its sway over men's minds.

世界是圆的这个早已被人遗忘的发现逐渐恢复了它对人们思想的支配作用。

The people swayed back and forth with arms linked

人们手挽手,前后摇晃着。

I sway my imagination, for his numerous injuries to find an excuse.

我挥洒我的想象,为自己的受伤找了无数个借口。

Smokestacks are known to sway in the wind if they are not rigid enough.

如果烟囱没有足够的刚度;它就会在风中摇摆。