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

• Our talk soon veered onto the subject of football.
  我们的谈话很快地转入了足球的话题上。
• He veered away from a tree.
  他猛地转向，免得撞上一棵树。
• We veered into a side street.
  我们转向进入一个小巷。
• The discussion veered away from religion and round to politics.
  这场讨论从宗教问题一下子转到了政治问题上。
• She has not veered wholly off-course& yet.
  到此为止，她还没有完完全全偏离自己的轨道。
• Just then the aeroplane veered off the runway and bounced.
  就在这时，飞机驶出了跑道，并上下弹跳。
• 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。
• The steamship veered around for the port.
  轮船掉头返航。
• 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。
• 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。