veer

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vi. 转向 vt. 使转向 n. 转向

发音

AU /vɪə̯/
其它
UK /vɪə̯/
US /vɪ(ə)ɹ/

词形变化

veers 复数 veers 三单 veering 现在分词 veered 过去式 veered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.

  2. 1.

    A piglet or a heifer.

v.
  1. 1.

    To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

    废旧 航海 交通
  2. 1.

    To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.

    转向

    不及物

    The car slid on the ice and veered out of control.

  3. 2.

    To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).

    不及物

    1966, F. K. Hare, The Restless Atmosphere, 4th edition, Hutchinson University Library It is clear that when a front passes the observer, there must be a sudden shift in wind: in the northern hemisphere it will always veer, that is, shift in a clockwise sense.

  4. 3.

    To shift aft.

    不及物 航海 交通
  5. 4.

    To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.

    不及物 航海 交通
  6. 5.

    To turn.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

cut sheer curve trend slew swerve slue

反义词 1

back

上位词 4

turn switch shift change over

下位词 2

yaw peel off

词源

Borrowed from Middle French virer.

来源：wiktionary