refused to be swayed / set in concrete

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Here is a sentence from an English text that attracted my attention.. Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold?

"Since she refused to be swayed, her opinions were set in concrete."

refused to be swayed = refused to be influenced/ affected

sway (n) = dominance
sway (n) = the act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled:

sway (v) = to incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling / influence / affect

to hold sway over

under somebody’s sway

swayed = influenced=affected

swayed by the needs of the moment

to influence deeply, to influence profoundly, to influence strongly

who influenced her to do that

to affect somebody deeply, to affect somebody profoundly, to affect somebody strongly

he affected not to hear

set in concrete = consolidate, strengthen

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

[Anglika]

#1 I agree with your interpretation.

#2 If something is set in concrete, it cannot be moved.