veer

英 [vɪə(r)] 美 [vɪr]

• vt. 转向；改变
• n. 转向

英英释义

Verb:

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly;

   "The car cut to the left at the intersection"
   "The motorbike veered to the right"
   

2. shift to a clockwise direction;

   "the wind veered"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. The wind has veered round to the north recently.
   近日风向已转北了。
2. People whose thinking has become rigid tend to veer with the wind.
   思想一僵化，随风倒的现象就多起来了。
3. The plane veered wildly.
   那架飞机乱改航线。
4. She will not veer from her brave new intentions
   她不会改变她的大胆的新计划。

用作名词 (n.)

1. In 20th century, the west philosophy and aesthetics had an important veer, which is language veer.
   20世纪西方哲学与美学发生了一次重大的转向,那就是语言论的转向。

经典引文

• I was forced to make a violent veer toilet-wards.

  出自： M. Sawyer

• Wind moderate, north-westerly, veering north-easterly.

  出自：Scotsman

词汇搭配

• veer and haul 一放一收
• veer out 放出
• veer round to 改变(转变)
• veer off 偏离航向
• veer around 改变方向
• veer round 改变方向

近反义词

【近义词】

• turn 翻转
• swerve 突然转向
• change 变化
• shift 移动
• change course 改变路线
• swing 摇摆
• bend 弯曲
• go round 足够分配
• go around 四处走动
• deviate 偏离
• deflect 使偏斜
• heel 脚后跟
• curve 曲线
• slue (使)旋转
• slew 沼地
• cut 切
• sheer 极轻薄的
• trend 趋势

【反义词】

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