affect: implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction: the sight ~ him deeply.


influence: implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior): our beliefs are ~ by our upbringing. a drug that ~ growth rates.


touch: may carry a vivid of suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming: plants ~ed by frost. his emotions were ~ed by her distress.


impress: stresses the depth and persistence of the effect: only one of the plans ~ him.


strike: may convey the notion of sudden sharp perception or appreciation: ~ by the solemnity of the occasion.


sway: implies the acting of the influences that are not resisted or irresistible, with resulting change in character or course of action: politicians who are ~ by popular opinion.   (course of action行动路线)


affect影响: 表示激励性动作(action of a stimulus)产生响应反应，influence也是影响: 使发生较大改变(如性格行为)，touch触动: 生动表示紧密接触(close contact)还表示搅动或激起或伤害(stir,arouse,harm)，impress深刻印象: 强调影响的深度和时间长度，strike震撼: 突然急剧地感知认识(perception,appreciate欣赏或认识)，sway巨大影响: 不抵挡或无法抵挡的影响，使之改变性质或行动路线


记忆方法: 1）首字母重组成AS IT IS（as it is 是个词组表示确实或原样as sad as it is的确让人伤心），想象成确实有影响


         2）影响的意思是具有或产生效果mean to produce or have an effect upon. (effect效果对应cause原因，这组词表示原因产生效果的动作affect影响)