veered

英 [vɪəd]

美 [vɪrd]

v.  突然变向; 猛然转向; 偏离; 改变; 转变; 改变方向
veer的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB （突然）转向,改变方向
  If somethingveersin a certain direction, it suddenly moves in that direction.
  1. The plane veered off the runway and careered through the perimeter fence...
     飞机突然偏离跑道，高速冲过了周围的护栏。
  2. Horrified commuters saw the lorry veer across the motorway and overturn.
     惊恐万分的通勤者们看见那辆卡车突然冲向高速公路另一侧，接着翻倒在地。
• VERB 改变立场（或态度）
  If someone or somethingveersin a certain direction, they change their position or direction in a particular situation.
  1. He is unlikely to veer from his boss's strongly held views...
     他不可能背离他老板的强硬立场。
  2. I veered away from the set menu and went for the day's special of queen scallops...
     我没有点套餐，而是要了当日的特供菜——皇后海扇贝。
  3. Her image veers towards the untidily romantic.
     她的形象变得风流多情，不修边幅。
• VERB （风）改变方向
  When the windveersit changes direction.
  1. The wind had veered from the west to north-by-west...
     风向已经改变，从西风转为西北风。
  2. As it strengthened the wind was veering southerly.
     随着风力加强，风向也向南偏转。

双语例句

• The wind suddenly veered round to the north.
  风色突然变了，由南往北刮。
• He veered away from a tree.
  他猛地转向，免得撞上一棵树。
• As a result, a complex and unstable system veered dangerously out of control.
  于是，一个复杂且不稳定的体系便危险地转向失控。
• I had no time to brake and my car veered to the other side of the road.
  我完全来不及刹车，直接撞到路的另一边了。
• The car was out of control and suddenly veered across the road.
  汽车失去控制，突然转向横冲过马路。
• After the ramp, the road veered to the right abruptly.
  下了坡之后，路突然转向右边。
• The car cut to the left at the intersection; The motorbike veered to the right.
  这辆汽车在十字路口突然转向；这辆摩托车转向了右边。
• The talk veered to ghost.
  话题转向谈鬼。
• The wind veered round to the east
  风转向东边刮去。
• The steamship veered around for the port.
  轮船掉头返航。