swayed by

Chinese translation: 被....所动摇

00:53 Mar 31, 2014
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
English term or phrase: swayed by
Since buying your first vehicle may be your first big-ticket purchase, don’t just be swayed by glossy brochures or the gleaming speedsters you see advertised on TV.

购置人生首部座驾也许是您第一次大额消费,所以不要轻易被华丽的宣传册或电视广告中的闪亮跑车所迷惑。

"所迷惑" is very awkward
Hin Wu
Canada
Local time: 00:22
Chinese translation:被....所动摇
Explanation:
sway的愿意是动摇,这句话比较贴切的翻译是:不要轻易被华丽的宣传册或电视广告中的闪亮跑车所动摇。
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Randy Wong
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Summary of answers provided
5影响/蛊惑
Ying Li
4被误导/迷失方向
Felix Lew
4被....所动摇
Randy Wong
4左右
Jan Chia
4受其影响支配而为(作选择)
tanglsus


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
被误导/迷失方向


Explanation:
sway
1. To cause to swing back and forth or to and fro.
2. To cause to incline or bend to one side.
4.
a. To divert; deflect.
b. To exert influence on or control over: His speech swayed the voters.

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Note added at 14 mins (2014-03-31 01:07:53 GMT)
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或者:“被...左右”?

Felix Lew
China
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
被....所动摇


Explanation:
sway的愿意是动摇,这句话比较贴切的翻译是:不要轻易被华丽的宣传册或电视广告中的闪亮跑车所动摇。

Randy Wong
China
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影响/蛊惑


Explanation:
试译。

Ying Li
United Kingdom
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
左右


Explanation:
所以轻易华丽的宣传册或电视广告中的闪亮跑车左右

Jan Chia
Malaysia
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受其影响支配而为(作选择)


Explanation:
您所见的广告宣传册和广告电视上的飞车精致华丽, 但您的首次购车或许是第一笔大款购置, 切勿受其影响支配而为。

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tanglsus
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