swerve

英 [swɜːv]

美 [swɜːrv]

v.  突然转向; 急转弯
n.  改变方向

过去式：swerved　现在分词：swerving　第三人称单数：swerves　过去分词：swerved　复数：swerves　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14758 / COCA.11962

牛津词典

verb

• 突然转向；急转弯
  to change direction suddenly, especially in order to avoid hitting sb/sth
  1. She swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist.
     她猛地急转弯，以躲开一个骑自行车的人。
  2. The bus suddenly swerved into his path.
     公共汽车突然拐到了他走的路上。
  3. The ball swerved into the net.
     球在空中划了一条弧线，进了球门。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)突然转向;(使)急转弯
  If a vehicle or other moving thingswervesor if youswerveit, it suddenly changes direction, often in order to avoid hitting something.
  1. Drivers coming in the opposite direction swerved to avoid the bodies...
     从对面来的汽车司机急忙转向以免撞到那些尸体。
  2. Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall...
     她的车突然转向冲出了马路，撞向 6 英尺高的一面砖墙。
  3. Suddenly Ned swerved the truck, narrowly missing a blond teenager on a skateboard.
     内德驾驶的卡车差点撞到一个滑滑板的金发少年，他猛打方向盘才躲了过去。
  4. Swerveis also a noun.
     
  5. He swung the car to the left and that swerve saved Malone's life.
     他猛地将车头转向左边，这才保住了马隆的性命。

英英释义

noun

• the act of turning aside suddenly
  Synonym:swervingveering
• an erratic deflection from an intended course
  Synonym:yaw

verb

• turn sharply
  1. The car cut to the left at the intersection
  2. The motorbike veered to the right
  Synonym:sheercurvetrendveerslueslewcut

双语例句

• Drivers coming in the opposite direction swerved to avoid the bodies
  从对面来的汽车司机急忙转向以免撞到那些尸体。
• She is one of those rare politicians whom one can trust not to swerve from policy and principle.
  她是那种不会违背政策和原则的少数政治家之一，这一点你可以相信。
• Shusheng swerved the car to the left and that swerve saved his life.
  书生突然把车向左转，而这一举动挽救了他的性命。
• It could be a swerve from a steep and quiet stretch of road.
  它可以是一段坡度陡峭但安静公路的急转弯。
• The tendency of such a ball to swerve.
  拐弯球路上述球突然转弯的倾向。
• How does an aeroplane swerve?
  飞机是怎么转弯的？
• The driver had ample time to brake or swerve and avoid the woman.
  司机有足够的时间刹车或急转弯，来避开那个女人。
• I had to swerve when that road hog overtook me and cut in front.
  当那个玩命的司机驾车强行超车抢在我面前时，我只得急转弯。
• To lurch or swerve while in motion.
  蹒跚而行在运动过程中突然侧倾或偏斜。
• That had been the fashion of his century, and he would not swerve from it.
  这是他那个世纪的风气，他一点也不越规。