influence

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Influence is the power to make other people agree with your opinions or do what you want. 权势
He used his influence to get his son into medical school. 他利用权势把儿子弄进了医学院。
He denies exerting any political influence over them. 他否认曾向他们施加过政治影响。
2. V-T If you influence someone, you use your power to make them agree with you or do what you want. 影响
He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他正试图不适当地影响一名证人。
3. N-COUNT To have an influence on people or situations means to affect what they do or what happens. 影响
Van Gogh had a major influence on the development of modern painting. 凡·高对现代绘画的发展有着重大的影响。
4. V-T If someone or something influences a person or situation, they have an effect on that person's behaviour or that situation. 影响
We became the best of friends and he influenced me deeply. 我们成了最好的朋友，而他深深地影响了我。
5. N-COUNT Someone or something that is a good or bad influence on people has a good or bad effect on them. 有影响的人 (或事物)
I thought Sonny would be a good influence on you. 我认为桑尼对你会有好的影响。
6. PHRASE If you are under the influence of someone or something, you are being affected or controlled by them. 在…影响之下
He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. 他因涉嫌酒后驾车而被捕。

My grandmother had a strong influence on my early childhood .
We live in an increasingly secular society , in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives .
She fell under the influence of an older student .
His teacher described him as a noisy , disruptive influence in class .
The country's great influence in the world is disproportionate to its relatively small size .