Word · Frequency #1061
influence
影响；左右
to have an effect on someone or something; to sway or persuade
- 1.
To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
影响
- 2.
To exert, make use of one's influence.
施加影响
施加影响；动用影响力；影响；施加影响；改变
In use
Her teacher's encouragement greatly influenced her decision to study art.
The weather can influence our mood significantly.
Parents are always influencing their children's behavior.
Verb forms
base influence · third person influences · -ing influencing · past influenced · past participle influenced
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- influence behavior
- 影响行为
- Advertising can influence consumer behavior.广告可以影响消费者行为。
- influence decisions
- 影响决定
- Parents should not try to influence their children's decisions.父母不应该试图影响孩子的决定。
- influence public opinion
- 影响舆论
- The media has the power to influence public opinion.媒体有能力影响舆论。
- influence the outcome
- 影响结果
- Your vote can influence the outcome of the election.你的选票会影响选举结果。
- influence voters
- 影响选民
- Candidates try to influence voters during the campaign.候选人在竞选期间试图影响选民。
- influence the way
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 influence 拆成 in + flu + ence，flu 像流感，流感悄悄影响身体，记住 influence 就是“影响”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、正式讨论 作动词时通常表示“影响”，语气中性，多用于书面和正式讨论，日常口语中也可以自然使用。
Grammar Note
直接接名词或代词作宾语，无需介词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words is a true rhyme with influence /ˈɪnfluəns/, since its stressed vowel /ɪ/ and the following /nfluəns/ are not matched by any common word. Affluence and confluence share the same final spelling -fluence and the unstressed /fluəns/ sound, but their stressed vowels differ, so they are lookalikes rather than rhymes. Fluent and fluid begin with /fluː/, which is close to but not identical to the unstressed second syllable in influence; influx and flux share the flu- spelling but are pronounced with /ʌ/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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