influence1/ˋInflUəns; ˈInfluəns/n 1 [C,U] if someone has influence, they have the power to change how things develop or how people behave 影响(力): The Queen has no political influence. 女王没有政治影响力。Kate used her influence to get her friend a job. 凯特利用自己的影响力为朋友弄到一份工作。+on The food you eat has an important influence on your health. 所吃的食物会对健康产生重大影响。under sb's/sth's influence/under the influence of sb/sth They had come under the influence of a religious sect. 他们受到了一个宗教派别的影响。2 [C] someone or something that has an effect on other people or things 有影响力的人[事物]: bad/good etc influence (on sb) She was a bad influence on him. 她对他有坏影响。The country remains untouched by outside influences . 这个国家依然没有受到外界的影响。 3 under the influence (of drink/alcohol/drugs etc) drunk, or feeling the effects of an illegal drug 在(酒﹑毒品等的)影响下
influence2v [T] to change how something develops, or how someone behaves 影响﹐对…起作用: His advice strongly influenced my decision. 他的建议深深影响了我的决定。