剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - influence collapse

influence
/'ɪn.flu.ənts/
noun [C or U]
E
* the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this
影响，作用；有影响的人（或物）

1. Helen's a bad/good influence on him.
海伦对他有不良／好的影响。

2. He has a huge amount of influence over the city council.
他对市政委员会有着巨大的影响。

3. Christopher hoped to exert his influence to make them change their minds.
克里斯多夫希望利用自己的影响力迫使他们改变主意。

4. At the time she was under the influence of her father.
她当时受到父亲的影响。

/'ɪn.flu.ənts/
noun [C or U]
under the influence
* drunk
喝醉的

1. Driving under the influence is a very serious offence.
醉酒驾车属于严重违规。

/'ɪn.flu.ənts/
verb [T]
E
* to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves or thinks
影响

1. She's very good at making friends and influencing people.
她很擅长交友并对他人施加影响。

2. [+ obj + to infinitive] What influenced you to choose a career in nursing?
甚么使你选择了护士这个职业？

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - influence collapse

influence ★★★★☆
1.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词势力;权势;影响力;支配力 Influence is the power to make other people agree with your opinions or do what you want.

【搭配模式】：oft N over n

  • As Hugh grew older, she had less influence and couldn't control him...

    休慢慢长大,她的影响力变小了,无法再控制他了。

  • I have rather a large influence over a good many people...

    我对很多人都有相当大的影响力。

  • He denies exerting any political influence over them...

    他否认对他们施加了任何政治压力。

  • The government should continue to use its influence for the release of all hostages.

    政府应继续运用其影响力来解救所有人质。

2.VERB 动词影响;左右;支配 If you influence someone, you use your power to make them agree with you or do what you want.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V n to-inf

  • He is trying to improperly influence a witness...

    他在试图误导证人。

  • The angry crowds could influence the government...

    愤怒的群众可以影响政府。

  • My dad influenced me to do electronics.

    我学电子是受爸爸的影响。

3.N-COUNT 可数名词影响;作用 To have an influence on people or situations means to affect what they do or what happens.

【搭配模式】：usu with supp

  • 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影响。

  • The Shropshire landscape was an influence on Owen too...

    什罗普郡的风景也对欧文产生了影响。

  • Many other medications have an influence on cholesterol levels.

    许多其他的药物治疗对胆固醇水平都有一定的影响。

4.VERB 动词影响;对…起作用 If someone or something influences a person or situation, they have an effect on that person's behaviour or that situation.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：V wh

  • We became the best of friends and he influenced me deeply...

    我们成了最好的朋友,他深深地影响了我。

  • What you eat may influence your risk of getting cancer...

    你吃的东西会影响你患癌症的风险。

  • They still influence what's played on the radio.

    他们对电台播放什么节目仍然会有影响。

5.N-COUNT 可数名词有影响的人(或事物) Someone or something that is a good or bad influence on people has a good or bad effect on them.

【搭配模式】：usu sing

  • I thought Sue would be a good influence on you...

    我认为苏能对你产生良好影响。

  • TV is a bad influence on people.

    电视会对人们产生不良影响。

6.PHRASE 短语在…影响之下;在…控制之下 If you are under the influence of someone or something, you are being affected or controlled by them.

【搭配模式】：PHR n

  • I fell under the influence of a history master...

    我当时深受一位历史老师的影响。

  • The very earliest sculptures were made under the influence of Greek art...

    最早的雕塑作品受到了希腊艺术的影响。

  • He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

    他因涉嫌酒后驾驶被捕。

7.PHRASE 短语喝醉;(吸食毒品后)处于迷幻状态 If someone is under the influence, their mind is affected by alcohol or drugs.

【搭配模式】：v-link PHR

【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式

  • Police charged the man with driving under the influence...

    警方指控那名男子酒后驾车。

  • We find members of the opposite sex more attractive when under the influence.

    我们喝醉时感到异性更具吸引力。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - influence collapse

☞ influence
in·flu·ence / 5influEns / noun1. [U, C] ~ (on / upon sb / sth) the effect that sb / sth has on the way a person thinks or behaves or on the way that sth works or develops
   影响；作用:
   to have / exert a strong influence on sb
   对某人产生强大的影响
   the influence of the climate on agricultural production
   气候对农业生产的影响
   What exactly is the influence of television on children?
   电视对儿童究竟有什么影响？
2. [U] ~ (over sb / sth) the power that sb / sth has to make sb / sth behave in a particular way
   支配力；控制力；影响力:
   Her parents no longer have any real influence over her.
   她的父母对她不再有任何真正的约束力了。
   She could probably exert her influence with the manager and get you a job.
   她很有可能对经理施展她的影响力,给你弄份工作。
   He committed the crime under the influence of drugs.
   他是在吸毒后犯罪的。
3. [C] ~ (on sb / sth) a person or thing that affects the way a person behaves and thinks
   (对…)有影响的人(或事物):
   cultural influences
   文化影响
   Those friends are a bad influence on her.
   那些朋友对她有负面的影响。
   His first music teacher was a major influence in his life.
   他的第一位音乐老师是他一生中对他影响非常大的人。
 IDIOMS 
▪ under the 'influence
   having had too much alcohol to drink
   喝酒过多；醉酒:
   She was charged with driving under the influence.
   她被控酒后驾驶。 verb1. to have an effect on the way that sb behaves or thinks, especially by giving them an example to follow
   影响；对…起作用:
  ▪ [VN]
   His writings have influenced the lives of millions.
   他的作品影响了千百万人的一生。
   to be strongly influenced by sth
   受到某事物的强烈影响
   Don't let me influence you either way.
   何去何从都别受我的影响。
  ▪ [V wh-]
   The wording of questions can influence how people answer.
   问题的措辞会影响人们的回答。
  ▪ [also VN to inf]
2. to have an effect on a particular situation and the way that it develops
   支配；左右:
  ▪ [VN]
   A number of social factors influence life expectancy.
   诸多社会因素左右着人的预期寿命。
  ▪ [also V wh-]

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - influence collapse

influence

I. noun

1. effect sb/sth has; power to control sb/sth

• ADJECTIVE big, considerable, enormous, great, marked, significant, substantial, tremendous | growing, increasing | chief, dominant, major, overwhelming | powerful, profound, strong He had a profound ~ on modern poets. | subtle | important | crucial, decisive | potential | continuing, enduring, lasting | improper, undue (law) The court found that the bank exerted undue ~ over Mrs Black in getting her to sign the contract. | disproportionate | beneficial, positive | adverse, corrosive, corrupting, destructive, disruptive, evil, malign (formal), negative, pernicious | moderating, stabilizing, steadying | calming, restraining | civilizing | direct, indirect | causal | mutual | relative This paper evaluates the relative ~ of religions. | far-reaching, pervasive, wide | external, outside The religious community wished to be independent of outside ~. | peer the effects of peer ~ on crime | parental | foreign | cultural, economic, genetic, political, social, sociocultural

• VERB + INFLUENCE have | gain | give sb Her wealth gave her ~ over affairs of state. | assert, exercise, exert, use, wield Can you use your ~ with the director to get me a part in the movie? | Drug cartels wielded enormous ~ in the city. | retain | lose | expand, extend, increase, spread The unions have been able to extend their ~ over all industries. | minimize | eliminate, remove | limit | diminish, reduce | counter, counteract | avoid, escape, resist | be under The court was told that he was under the ~ of alcohol when he was stopped by the police. | come under, fall under She came under the ~ of Sartre at this period. | be independent of | demonstrate, reflect, reveal, show Spanish architecture shows Moorish ~. | acknowledge, recognize, understand | analyse/analyze, assess, determine, evaluate, examine, explore, investigate, study They examined the ~ of farm size on technology adoption. | attribute sth to Much of his writing can be attributed to the ~ of Freud. | trace It's easy to trace the ~ she's exerted on contemporary artists.

• INFLUENCE + VERB extend Their ~ extended as far as China. | grow The Internet's ~ is growing every day. | wane His political ~ was waning.

• PREPOSITION under the ~ The town grew under the ~ of colonialism. | ~ from There was no ~ from outside. | ~ in She has a certain amount of ~ in the way things are organized. | ~ on, ~ upon They were a major ~ upon the development of the sport. | ~ over I have absolutely no ~ over him. | ~ with He used his ~ with local officials to gain commercial advantages. | Queen Isabella was urged to use her ~ with the French monarch.

• PHRASES a sphere of ~ Rome's sphere of ~ extended as far as Scotland. | bring your ~ to bear on sb/sth She tried to bring her ~ to bear on her husband. | under the ~, under the ~ of alcohol, under the ~ of drink (BrE) He was arrested for driving under the ~ (= drunk).

2. sb/sth that affects the way sb behaves/thinks

• ADJECTIVE big, considerable, great, significant, tremendous | dominant, major, overwhelming | powerful, profound, strong | important | obvious | lasting | early Who were your early ~s? | formative His uncle had been a formative ~ from his earliest years. | diverse He is a writer who draws upon diverse cultural ~s. | outside Parents often seek to shelter their children from outside ~s | good | adverse, bad, corrupting, destructive, disruptive, harmful, malign (formal), negative, pernicious | moderating, stabilizing, steadying | calming, restraining | civilizing | environmental, genetic | artistic, cultural, intellectual, literary, musical

• VERB + INFLUENCE be | have The band had many ~s. | be exposed to a study of children exposed to different cultural ~s | draw from, draw on, draw upon

• INFLUENCE + VERB be at work There were a number of ~s at work in Wright's architecture. | affect sth, shape sth

• PREPOSITION ~ on She's by far the biggest ~ on my writing.

II. verb

• ADVERB considerably, deeply, dramatically, enormously, greatly, heavily, highly, markedly, powerfully, profoundly, strongly, substantially This book ~d her profoundly. | Attitudes are highly ~d by cultural background. | increasingly | largely, mainly, primarily | partly, slightly | potentially | directly, indirectly Pressure from industry bosses has directly ~d government policy. | clearly, obviously, undoubtedly | actively | critically, crucially, decisively, significantly | inevitably | favourably/favorably, positively actions that positively ~ health | adversely, negatively | overly, unduly Be aware of external factors which may unduly ~ your judgement. | genetically

• VERB + INFLUENCE seem to | attempt to, seek to, try to We do not seek to ~ the decision-making process.

• PREPOSITION in Her parents tried to ~ her in her choice of university.

• PHRASES be easily ~d He was naive and easily ~d by his friends.

Influence is used with these nouns as the subject: factor, gene, philosophy, writing
Influence is used with these nouns as the object: attitude, behaviour, choice, course, debate, decision, design, development, direction, effectiveness, election, evolution, expectation, fate, future, judgement, likelihood, movement, outcome, perception, performance, policy, politics, practice, preference, probability, process, response, result, shape, situation, success, survival, thinking, vote, voter

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - influence collapse

influence
 see under the influence.

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - influence collapse

influence verb
⇨ influence (influence your decision) ⇨ affect (influence the climate)influence noun
⇨ influence (a bad influence) ⇨ effect (the influence of television on children)influence

noun

influence ♦︎ force ♦︎ example ♦︎ leadThese are all words for a person or action that other people copy or that affects the way a person behaves or thinks. 这些词均表示被他人效仿或对他人产生影响的人或行为。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an influence / example for sb◆an influence / a force for sth◆a great influence / force / example◆a bad influence / example◆a decisive / positive / strong influence / force / lead◆a moral influence / force / lead◆to follow sb's example / lead■ influence [countable] a person or thing that affects the way sb behaves or thinks 有影响的人（或事物）◆She was by far the biggest influence on my writing.她是对我的写作影响最大的人。◆Those friends are a bad influence on her.那些朋友对她有坏影响。◆Who were your early influences?哪些人对你早年有影响？◆There seem to be several influences at work in his paintings.他的画似乎受几种风格的影响。■ force [countable] a person or thing that has a lot of power to affect what happens or the way people behave or think 影响大的人（或事物）◆The expansion of higher education was a powerful force for change.高等教育的扩张对变革是一股强大的推动力。◆Many social and economic forces contributed to this trend.多种社会和经济力量促成了这一趋势。◆They see the world as a battleground between the forces of good and evil.他们把世界看成善恶两种力量交锋的战场。◆Ron is the driving force (= the person who has the most influence) behind the project.罗恩是这个项目的主心骨。■ example [countable, usually singular] a person's behaviour, either good or bad, that other people copy 样板；榜样◆You're setting a bad example to the children.你在给孩子树立一个坏榜样。◆It would be a mistake to follow his example.仿效他的做法是错误的。  see also example ⇨ example 2 ■ lead liːd [singular] an example or action for people to copy 实例；范例；榜样◆If one bank raises interest rates, others will follow their lead.要是有一家银行提高利率，其他银行就会效法。◆Intellectuals took the lead in criticism of the government.知识分子带头批评政府。◆You go first, I'll take my lead from you.你领头，我来照做。 influence

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for affect 另见affect条influence ♦︎ sway ♦︎ prejudice ♦︎ sour ♦︎ poison ♦︎ biasThese words all mean to affect the way that sb thinks or behaves, or to change sb's opinion about sb/sth, especially in a negative or unfair way. 这些词均表示对某人的思想行为施加影响，尤指负面影响。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to influence / sway / prejudice / poison / bias sb / sth against sb / sth◆to influence / sway / bias sb / sth in favour of sb / sth◆to influence / bias sb / sth towards / toward sb / sth◆to influence / sway / bias the result of sth◆to influence / prejudice the outcome of sth◆to influence / sway a decision◆to sour / poison relations / the atmosphere◆to be easily influenced / swayed (by sth)■ influence [transitive] to have an effect on the way that sb behaves or thinks, especially by giving them an example to follow 影响；对⋯起作用◆His writings have influenced the lives of millions.他的著作影响了数百万人的人生。◆Her parents tried to influence her in her choice of career.她的父母试图影响她的职业选择。◆The wording of the question can influence how people answer.问题的措辞会影响人们的回答方式。  see also influence ⇨ affect verb ■ sway [transitive, often passive] to persuade or influence sb to believe sth or do sth, especially when they are forming an opinion or making a decision （尤指在某人形成看法或作决定时）施加影响，使信服◆The panel was not swayed by his arguments.他的论证并未使陪审团信服。◆Don't allow yourself to be swayed by emotion.别让自己为感情所左右。◆The speech was important in swaying public opinion.这场演说在影响舆论方面很重要。■ prejudice [transitive] to persuade or influence sb so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about sb/sth 使怀有（或形成）偏见◆Some argued that the media attention had prejudiced the jury.有些人认为媒体的关注使陪审团形成了偏见。◆Poor handwriting might prejudice people against the applicant.字写得难看有可能让人对申请者产生偏见。  see also prejudiced ⇨ biased adj. ■ sour [intransitive, transitive] (written) (of relationships, attitudes, situations or people) to change so that they become less pleasant or friendly than before; to make sth do this （关系、态度、情况）恶化；（人）变坏；使恶化；使变坏◆The atmosphere in the house had soured.屋子里的气氛不对了。◆The disagreement over trade tariffs soured relations between the two countries.贸易关税上的分歧导致两国关系恶化。  see also sour ⇨ bitter adj. 2 ■ poison [transitive] (written) to change a relationship, situation or opinion so that it becomes unpleasant or unfriendly 使（关系或局面）恶化；使（看法）变差；败坏◆She succeeded in poisoning their minds against me.她如愿使他们仇视我。◆His comment served only to poison the atmosphere still further.他的评论只是令气氛更加恶化了。NOTE 辨析 Sour or poison? Poison is usually stronger than sour. If sth sours a relationship or situation it becomes less pleasant or friendly than before. If sth poisons it, it becomes very unpleasant or unfriendly, often involving strong feelings of anger or dislike. * poison语气通常比sour强烈。sour表示使关系或情况变坏；poison表示使关系或情况变得非常糟糕，常涉及强烈的愤恨或厌恶。■ bias ˈbaɪəs [transitive] to have an unfair effect on sb's decisions or opinions; to change the result of sth so that it is not correct 使有偏见；使偏心；使结果产生偏差◆The newspapers have biased people against her.报章的报道使人们对她产生了偏见。◆The use of faulty equipment may have biased the result.可能是使用有缺陷的设备使结果产生了偏差。  see also biased ⇨ biased adj.

新牛津英语同义词词典 - influence collapse

influence

noun
1 the influence of parents on their children
EFFECT , impact; control, sway, power, authority, ascendancy, mastery, domination, supremacy, leadership; guidance, direction, pressure.

2 she has been denounced as a bad influence on young girls
EXAMPLE TO/FOR , exemplar for, role model for, model for, guide for, inspiration to.

3 you must not be under the influence of alcohol
EFFECT , control, power, hold, sway.

4 he had used his political influence in the firm's interests
POWER , authority, sway, leverage, weight, standing, prestige, stature, rank, ranking, position, social position, station, connections, contacts; informal clout, pull, muscle, teeth; N. Amer. informal drag.

verb
1 bosses can influence the careers of subordinates
AFFECT , have an effect on, exert influence on; determine, guide, control, form, shape, govern, decide, regulate; change, alter, modify, transform, impact on.

2 an attempt to influence the jury
SWAY , bias, affect, prejudice, colour, predispose, suborn; bring pressure to bear on, pressurize, coerce, lean on; informal pull strings with, twist someone's arm; Brit. informal nobble.

3 some voters were influenced to change their allegiances
PERSUADE , convince, talk round, talk into, win over, bring round, sway, coax, induce, inveigle, impel, incite, entice, tempt, lure, cajole, manipulate, prompt; coerce, dragoon, intimidate, browbeat, brainwash.

Collins COBUILD English Usage - influence collapse

influence

used as a noun

You use influence as a noun to refer to the power that someone or something has to affect people's behaviour or decisions.

    His wife had a lot of influence.

    His teachings still exert a strong influence.

If you want to mention the person or thing affected, you use `on'.

    He was a bad influence on the children.

    We shall be looking at the influence of religion on society.

WARNING

You do not use influence to refer to a change or event that is the result of something. The word you use is effect.

    The towers have a great effect on the sound of the bells.

    The intense heat had no effect on the spacecraft.

See entry at affect - effect.

used as a verb

You can also use influence as a verb. You say that one person or thing influences another.

    I didn't want him to influence me in my choice.

    There was little opportunity to influence foreign policy.

Note that when you use influence as a verb, you do not use `on' after it.

词源记忆 - influence collapse

influence 影响，支配
in-, 进入，使；-flu, 流动，词源同fluid, fluent。即流进，引申词义影响。