用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
The weather influences the crops.天气会影响农作物。
How does politics influence the university?政治对大学会产生什么影响?
The labor enthusiasm of the workers strongly influenced us.工人们的劳动热情强烈地感召了我们。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
It's all too easy to be influenced by our parents.我们容易受父母的影响。
Many people are easily influenced and a smart politician can lead them by the nose.很多人容易受他人左右,高明的政客可以牵着他们的鼻子走。
用作宾补动词
▲S+～+n./pron.+to-v
Outside factors influenced him to resign.外界因素促使他辞职。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
He was influenced by his teacher to take up the study of medicine.他是受了老师的影响才学医的。

influence, affect
参见affect条。

［同义词］ n. effect v. affect, control
［词源］＜中古拉丁语influentia(流入)

Her influence made me a better person.她对我的影响使我成为一个更好的人。
Heredity and environment are influences on character.遗传和环境都是影响性格的因素。
The moon exerts an influence on the tides.月亮影响潮汐。
He is a man of great influence in this town.他在这个镇上是很有权势的人。
She has a great influence on the family.她对家庭有很大的影响。
His morals and will power entirely lose their controlling influence.他的道德和意志完全失去了控制作用。
A teacher has great influence over his pupils.老师对自己的学生具有很大的影响。