wield

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wield /wiːld/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  1  wield power/influence/authority etc HAVEto have a lot of power or influence, and to use it 拥有并使用权力/影响/权威等 The Church wields immense power in Ireland. 在爱尔兰，教会操纵着大权。2  HOLDto hold a weapon or tool that you are going to use 拿起〔武器或工具〕 She had her car windows smashed by a gang wielding baseball bats. 她的车窗被一伙挥舞棒球棒的人砸碎了。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

wield• The man moved toward them, wielding a stick.• The rioters faced police who were wielding clubs and batons.• In the chair of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a lobbying group, she wields considerable influence in the Valley and beyond.• Now a generation of southern Republicans, brought up resenting the interfering ways of the federal government, is wielding disproportionate power.• Yet racial, national, and religious power blocs have always been integral to how power is wielded in this nation.• And the more one knew, the more control one could wield over circumstance.• He remained calm and imposing, a true Commander-in-Chief wielding sovereign authority.• Houses have been invaded at night by machine-gun wielding thugs.• But it is outside the Pru, in the City, where Newmarch's muscle is wielded to the most dramatic effect.Origin wield Old English wieldan

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to influence, Corpus and of lot a to power or have

wield
wield /wiːld/ verb [transitive]1. wield power/influence/authority etc to have a lot of power or influence, and to use it:
    The Church wields immense power in Ireland.
2. to hold a weapon or tool that you are going to use:
    She had her car windows smashed by a gang wielding baseball bats.
     

THESAURUS

■ to use your power or your rights
   ▪ exercise formal to use your rights, authority, influence etc: Only 40% of the poulation exercised their right to vote. | Congress must decide whether to exercise its veto.
   ▪ wield /wiːld/ formal to use great power or influence: The central banks wield enormous power.

wieldBrE /wiːld/ 🔊NAmE /wiːld/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they wield BrE /wiːld/ 🔊 NAmE /wiːld/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it wields BrE /wiːldz/ 🔊 NAmE /wiːldz/ 🔊past simple wielded BrE /ˈwiːldɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwiːldɪd/ 🔊past participle wielded BrE /ˈwiːldɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwiːldɪd/ 🔊 -ing form wielding BrE /ˈwiːldɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwiːldɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to have and use power, authority, etc. 拥有，运用，行使，支配（权力等）◆She wields enormous power within the party. 她操纵着党内大权。🔊🔊~ sth to hold sth, ready to use it as a weapon or tool 挥，操，使用（武器、工具等） SYN brandish ◆He was wielding a large knife. 他挥舞着一把大刀。🔊🔊