idiomto havepoweror a verystronginfluence:掌握权力;有很大影响Fundamentalistbeliefsholdswayoverwholedistricts,ensuringthepopularityofreligiousleaders.原教旨主义信仰在整个地区处于支配地位,因而确保了宗教领袖的声望。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesControlling and being in charge
aggrandize
assume
assumption
authoritative
authoritatively
commanding
dictate
guiding principle
harness
have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
helm
override
police
policing
possess
power play
predominate
skipper
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