hold sway

动词 hold sway:

1. be master; reign or rule

1. Among English playwrights, few would deny that Shakespeare holds sway.
   在英国的戏剧作家中鲜有人能否认莎士比亚文学泰斗的地位。
2. Rome held sway over a huge empire for several hundred years.
   罗马统治着一个巨大的帝国长达几百年。