单词 | swerve |
释义 | swerve[ swurv ] / swɜrv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR swerve ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), swerved, swerv·ing.to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course. verb (used with object), swerved, swerv·ing.to cause to turn aside: Nothing could swerve him. nounan act of swerving; turning aside. Origin of swerve1175–1225; Middle English swerven (v.); Old English sweorfan to rub, file; cognate with Dutch zwerven to rove, Old High German swerban,Old Norse sverfa to file, Gothic afswairban to wipe off synonym study for swerve1. See deviate. OTHER WORDS FROM swerveun·swerved, adjectiveun·swerv·ing, adjectiveun·swerv·ing·ly, adverbun·swerv·ing·ness, nounWords nearby swerveSwenson, swept, sweptback, swept volume, sweptwing, swerve, sweven, Sweyn, SWFF, S.W.G., swidden Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swerveBritish Dictionary definitions for swerveswerve / (swɜːv) / verbto turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course (tr) to avoid (a person or event) nounthe act, instance, or degree of swerving Derived forms of swerveswervable, adjectiveswerver, nounWord Origin for swerveOld English sweorfan to scour; related to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Gothic afswairban to wipe off, Old Norse sverfa to file Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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