To have an influence on people or situations means to affect what they do or what happens.
影响 • Van Gogh had a major influence on the development of modern painting.
If you influence someone, you use your power to make them agree with you or do what you want.
影响 • He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他正试图不适当地影响一名证人。
| the influence of ... on / upon ... 对...的影响 | the influence of parents on / upon their children |
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| the effect of ... on / upon ... 写作替换 | the effect of fertilizers on / upon the crops |
| the impact of ... on / upon ... 较大的影响 | the impact of the oil spill on / upon marine life |