swaying(动词/形容词)指前后或左右缓慢地摇摆、摆动。常用来描述树木随风摆动、人站立不稳时的晃动,或被音乐、情感所感染而轻轻摇摆的状态。
/ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/
The trees were swaying gently in the breeze.
树木在微风中轻轻摇曳。
She stood at the edge of the cliff, swaying slightly as the gusts of wind threatened to knock her off balance.
她站在悬崖边缘,阵风几乎要把她吹倒,身体微微摇晃。
swaying 来自动词 sway,源于中古英语 sweyen,可能与古挪威语 sveigja(意为"弯曲、使转向")有关。最初含有"使偏离方向"的意思,后来逐渐演变为"摇摆、摆动"的含义。该词也引申出"影响、左右(某人的想法)"的意思,例如 "sway someone's opinion"(左右某人的观点)。