influence的用法有两种，第一种是名词，意思是“影响；作用；支配力；控制力；影响力”；第二种是用作动词，意思是“影响；对…起作用；支配；左右”。influence意为“影响”或“感化”时，后面可接upon或on。

　　influence的用法例句

　　1.I fell under the influence of a history master.

　　我当时深受一位历史老师的影响。

　　2.The Shropshire landscape was an influence on Owen too.

　　什罗普郡的风景也对欧文产生了影响。

　　3.The boss retains enormous influence by reason of his position.

　　老板由于自身的地位而一直有极大的影响力。

　　4.I thought Sue would be a good influence on you.

　　我认为苏能对你产生良好影响。

　　5.It might give the Commission undue influence over the coming negotiations.

　　这可能会在即将开启的谈判问题上给委员会带来过多的影响。

　　6.She's not a very good influence on the youth of this country.

　　她对这个国家的青年一代没什么好影响。

　　7.He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

　　他因涉嫌酒后驾驶被捕。

　　8.I did what I could,but her mother's influence was pernicious.

　　我已尽力了，但是她母亲贻害颇深。

　　9.Van Gogh had a major influence on the development of modern painting.

　　凡·高对现代绘画的发展有着重大影响。

　　10.Its influence can make you view life through rose-coloured glasses.

　　它会让人以过于乐观的态度看待生活。

　　11.He was a major influence in converting Godwin to political radicalism.

　　戈德温变成政治激进主义者主要是受他的影响。

　　12.Teenage idols have a strong influence on our children.

　　青少年偶像对孩子们的影响非常深。

　　13.Many other medications have an influence on cholesterol levels.

　　许多其他的药物治疗对胆固醇水平都有一定的影响。

　　14.Japanese proprietors are erecting a complex infrastructure of politicalinfluence throughout America.

　　日本商人正在美国各地建立复杂的、具有政治影响力的基础结构。

　　15.Without Westcott's moderating influence,Mathers's autocratic manner became unbearable.

　　常见句型

　　His influence is on the ebb.

　　他的影响力逐渐在衰退。

　　This event had a pernicious influence on society.

　　这件事情对社会造成了有害的影响。

　　His parents no longer have any real influence over him.

　　他的父母对他不再有任何真正的约束力了。

　　Mr.Smith is a man of influence in this town.

　　史密斯先生是这个镇上有权势的人物。

　　He has extended his sphere of influence to the world of banking.

　　他已把自己的势力范围扩展到金融界。