influential

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Someone or something that is influential has a lot of influence over people or events. 有影響力的; 有權(quán)勢(shì)的
It helps to have influential friends. 交上幾個(gè)有權(quán)勢(shì)的朋友很有好処。
He had been influential in shaping economic policy. 他在制定經(jīng)濟(jì)政策方麪曾起過(guò)很大作用。

He has his own ways of beating the system , making sure that he has good relationships with influential people .
He sat under the most influential teacher in his field .
He was very influential in shaping the government's economic policy /strategy .
Two influential senators have argued for the retention of the unpopular tax .
He is regarded as one of the most influential film directors of his generation .