wield

wield

英 [wiːld]
　　美 [wild]

vt. 使用；行使；揮舞

中文詞源：

wield 行使，支配

來自PIE*wal,強健，支配，統治，詞源同value,valiant.

例句：

1. The two firms wield enormous clout in financial markets.
兩傢公司在金融市場有非常大的影響力。

2. They wield enormous political power.
他們行使巨大的政治權力.

3. The men who wield the power are certainly backing him to the hilt.
掌權者肯定在全力支持他。

4. The President offered compromises to parliament to defuse the battle of wills over who should wield power.
總統對國會作出讓步，以求結束這場曠日持久的權力爭鬥。

5. He who knows only how to wield a pen usually feels quite helpless in the face of practical problems.
光會耍筆桿的人,碰到實際問題往往束手無策.