influence
noun
verb
ˈɪnfluəns
noun
1
the
power
to
affect
the
way
someone
or
something
develops,
behaves,
or
thinks
without
using
direct
force
or
orders
影响（力），作用
C,U
There
is
no
doubt
that
Bohr’s
influence
was
immense.
毫无疑问玻尔的影响力很大。
[+
on/over
]
the
unions’
influence
over
local
politics
工会对当地政治的影响
under
sb’s
influence/under
the
influence
of
sb/sth
They
had
come
under
the
influence
of
a
strange
religious
sect.
他们受到一个奇特教派的影响。
have/exert/exercise
influence
The
Council
had
influence
over
many
government
decisions.
政务委员会对政府的许多决策都有影响。
They
were
accused
of
exerting
undue
influence
(=too
much
influence)
on
voters.
他们被指责对投票者施加过度影响。
2
someone
or
something
that
has
an
influence
on
other
people
or
things
有影响的人 （物）
C
bad/good/positive
etc
influence
(on
sb)
Gayle’s
mother
said
I
was
a
bad
influence
on
her
daughter.
盖尔的母亲说我对她女儿产生了坏影响。
For
centuries
the
country
remained
untouched
by
outside
influences
.
许多世纪以来，该国一直未受到外界影响。
3
under the influence (of alcohol/drink/drugs etc)
drunk
or
feeling
the
effects
of
a
drug
受到（酒/药物等的）影响
verb
4
to
affect
the
way
someone
or
something
develops,
behaves,
thinks
etc
without
directly
forcing
or
ordering
them
影响〔某人或某事〕，对…起作用
Marx
was
strongly
influenced
by
the
historian
Niebuhr.
马克思深受历史学家尼布尔的影响。
influence
a
decision/outcome/choice
etc
Several
factors
are
likely
to
influence
this
decision.
有几个因素可能影响这个决定。
influence
sb
to
do
sth
What
influenced
you
to
take
up
nursing?
是什么因素影响你去从事护理工作？