swerve

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n. 转向, 弯曲, 背离 vi. 突然转向, 转弯, 背离 vt. 使突然转向, 使转弯, 使背离

发音

UK /swɜːv/
US /swɝv/

词形变化

swerves 复数 swerves swerved swerves 三单 swervest swerveth swerving swerving 现在分词 swerved 过去式 swerved 过去分词

别名

swarve

教材释义与例句

名词

转向;偏离的程度

动词

使转弯;使突然转向;使背离

动词

转弯;突然转向;背离

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.

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  2. 2.

    A deviation from duty or custom.

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  3. 3.

    Synonym of drift (“sideways movement imparted by spin bowler”).

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v.
  1. 1.

    To stray; to wander; to rove.

    古体
  2. 2.

    To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

  3. 3.

    To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.

  4. 4.

    To bend; to incline; to give way.

  5. 5.

    To climb or move upward by winding or turning.

  6. 6.

    To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.

  7. 7.

    Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line

  8. 8.

    To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.

  9. 9.

    To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.

    俚语 及物

    If I see that type o' muthafucka in the club I just swerve him.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English swerven, swarven, from Old English sweorfan (“to file; rub; polish; scour; turn aside”), from Proto-Germanic *swerbaną (“to rub off; wipe; mop”), from Proto-Indo-European *swerbʰ- (“to turn; wipe; sweep”). Cognate with West Frisian swerve (“to wander; roam; swerve”), Dutch zwerven (“to wander; stray; roam”), Low German swarven (“to swerve; wander; riot”), Swedish dialectal svärva (“to wipe”), Icelandic sverfa (“to file”).

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