| 单词 | veer |
| 释义 | veer (once / 1804 pages) v To veer is to make a sudden turn, like when a driver veers off the pavement or a pleasant conversation veers off in a troubling direction. When you make any quick change of direction you veer. You can veer toward an attractive person at a party, leaving your friends mid-sentence. You veer away from an oncoming truck on the highway to avoid getting crushed. Originally, veer described a change in the direction of the wind, but as you can see, today, anyone or anything that changes direction veers. WORD FAMILYveer: veered, veering, veers+/veering: veerings USAGE EXAMPLESOnce Midnight Storm motored ahead, he never was passed, though Dalmore appeared to draw even as they veered into the stretch. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) He veered to the baseline while Porter ran to the rim, and what happened next sent fans to their feet. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Seventeen people were hurt when a coach veered off a motorway slip road and overturned while driving in heavy fog. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) 1v turn sharply; change direction abruptly The motorbike veered to the right Syn|Hypo|Hyper curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend peel off leave a formation yawswerve off course momentarily turn change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense 2v shift to a clockwise direction the wind veered Ant|Hyper back shift to a counterclockwise direction change over, shift, switch make a shift in or exchange of |
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