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

• He veered away from a tree.
  他猛地转向，免得撞上一棵树。
• It's understandable that she veered from her former intention, considering her dilemma.
  考虑到她的困境，她改变初衷是可以理解的。
• The wind veered round to the east
  风转向东边刮去。
• 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。
• The lorry veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall
  卡车突然失控，翻倒撞上了一堵墙。
• The car suddenly veered off the road.
  那辆汽车突然驶离了公路路面。
• City historian David kynaston shows how its policy veered wildly between complacency and an over-sharp contraction of credit.
  城市历史学家戴维基纳斯顿（davidkynaston）说明了英国央行的政策是如何在自满和过于剧烈的信贷紧缩之间急剧转向的。
• 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。
• The talk veered to ghost.
  话题转向谈鬼。
• In April, a similar rocket carrying a satellite had similarly veered off course.
  今年4月，一枚携带卫星的类似火箭也以相似的方式偏离轨道。