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swerve

释义

swerve

verb intransitive/transitive

UK /swɜː(r)v/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	swerve
he/she/it	swerves
present participle	swerving
past tense	swerved
past participle	swerved

1
if something such as a vehicle swerves, or if you swerve it, it changes direction suddenly in order to avoid someone or something
He swerved suddenly, narrowly missing a cyclist.
Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something away or back
back away
draw back
part
2
to avoid; to not go to; used in Liverpool
I managed to swerve a boring work dinner by pretending to have a headache.
I’d swerve the Asda, our kid, it’s chocka.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 26/03/2019
Open Dictionary - March2019

swerve

verb intransitive/transitive

US /swɜrv/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	swerve
he/she/it	swerves
present participle	swerving
past tense	swerved
past participle	swerved

1
if something such as a vehicle swerves, or if you swerve it, it changes direction suddenly in order to avoid someone or something
He swerved suddenly, narrowly missing a cyclist.
Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something away or back
back away
draw back
part
2
to avoid; to not go to; used in Liverpool
I managed to swerve a boring work dinner by pretending to have a headache.
I’d swerve the Asda, our kid, it’s chocka.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 26/03/2019
Open Dictionary - March2019

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