[V] influence by giving money, See also:buy popular support, win someone over by bribery, Example: รัฐบาลกำลังพยายามซื้อใจเหล่าทหารโดยสนับสนุนงบประมาณด้านการปรับปรุงอาวุธยุทธโธปกรณ์, Thai definition: ให้ผลประโยชน์เพื่อแลกกับความจงรักภักดี
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Influence \In"flu*ence\ ([i^]n"fl[-u]*ens), n. [F. influence,
fr. L. influens, -entis, p. pr. See {Influent}, and cf.
{Influenza}.]
1. A flowing in or upon; influx. [Obs.]
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God hath his influence into the very essence of all
things. --Hooker.
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2. Hence, in general, the bringing about of an effect,
physical or moral, by a gradual process; controlling power
quietly exerted; agency, force, or tendency of any kind
which affects, modifies, or sways; as, the influence which
the sun exerts on animal and vegetable life; the influence
of education on the mind; the influence, according to
astrologers, of the stars over affairs.
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Astrologers call the evil influences of the stars,
evil aspects. --Bacon.
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Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or
loose the bands of Orion? --Job xxxviii.
31.
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She said : "Ah, dearest lord! what evil star
On you hath frown'd, and poured, his influence bad?"
--Spenser.
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3. Power or authority arising from elevated station,
excelence of character or intellect, wealth, etc.;
reputation; acknowledged ascendency; as, he is a man of
influence in the community.
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Such influence hath your excellency. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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4. (Elec.) Induction.
Syn: Control; persuasion; ascendency; sway; power; authority;
supremacy; mastery; management; restraint; character;
reputation; prestige.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Influence \In"flu*ence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Influenced}
([i^]n"fl[-u]*enst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Influencing}
([i^]n"fl[-u]*en*s[i^]ng).]
To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by
gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias,
or sway; to affect; to move; to persuade; to induce.
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These experiments succeed after the same manner in
vacuo as in the open air, and therefore are not
influenced by the weight or pressure of the atmosphere.
--Sir I.
Newton.
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This standing revelation . . . is sufficient to
influence their faith and practice, if they attend.
--Attebury.
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The principle which influenced their obedience has lost
its efficacy. --Rogers.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
influence
n 1: a power to affect persons or events especially power based
on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the
job"
2: causing something without any direct or apparent effort
3: a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you
do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
4: the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the
influence of mechanical action"
5: one having power to influence another; "she was the most
important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on
the children"
v 1: have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work
influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends
to support the political candidate" [syn: {influence}, {act
upon}, {work}]
2: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often
determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: {determine},
{shape}, {mold}, {influence}, {regulate}]
3: induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him
into giving her all his money" [syn: {charm}, {influence},
{tempt}]
From French-English Freedict dictionary [fd-fra-eng]:
influence [ɛ̃flyãs]
action; influence
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
