Word · Frequency #14758

swerve

/swəːv/

verb

急转弯；突然转向；偏斜

to suddenly change direction, especially to avoid hitting something; to move out of a straight line

1.
To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
偏离直线；偏转。
2.
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.
偏离规定的路线、规则或职责；违背法律、职责、习俗等；背离。
3.
To bend; to incline; to give way.
弯曲；倾斜；让步。
4.
To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
通过蜿蜒或转弯向上攀登或移动。
5.
To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
转向或偏离以避免撞击。
6.
Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
(指抛射物)沿曲线行进。
7.
To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
驾车切入另一辆车的行驶轨迹以使其停下,截停。

背离；偏离；脱离；（驾车）切入（他人车辆行驶路线）以拦截；逼停；弯曲；倾斜；退让；蜿蜒而上；盘绕上升；偏离直线；偏转。

In use

The car swerved sharply to avoid a fallen branch.

汽车突然急转弯，以避开一根掉落的树枝。

She swerved when a deer ran into the road.

一只鹿跑到路上时，她猛地转向。

The motorcycle swerved between the parked cars.

摩托车在停放的小汽车之间突然转向穿行。

base swerve · third person swerves · -ing swerving · past swerved · past participle swerved

swerve to avoid: 急转方向以避开; The driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer.司机猛打方向避让一头鹿。
swerve off the road: 偏离路面冲向路边; The car swerved off the road and hit a tree.汽车冲出路面撞上了一棵树。
swerve into oncoming traffic: 突然转向驶入对向车道; He lost control and swerved into oncoming traffic.他失去控制，突然转向驶入对向车道。
swerve sharply: 猛地转向; The cyclist swerved sharply to avoid a pothole.骑自行车的人猛地转向，避开一个坑洼。
swerve wildly: 疯狂地急转; The van swerved wildly before crashing.面包车疯狂地急转，随后发生了碰撞。
swerve from duty

联想：swerve 的首字母 s 像‘蛇’，突发情况方向盘一甩，车像蛇一样 S 形急转避让。

语域：neutral 常见场景：车辆驾驶、体育比赛、抽象讨论（偏离计划/规则）通常为中性用词，既可用于驾驶、体育等具体场景中的突然转向，也可比喻偏离计划、规则等。正式与非正式场合都可使用，口语和书面语中都比较常见。

serve、nerve、deserve 与 swerve 押韵，都以 /ɜːv/ 结尾。注意 swear (/swɛə/) 和 sword (/sɔːd/) 虽然以 'sw' 开头，但读音不同：swear 与 'air' 押韵，sword 中的 w 不发音。

Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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