veer off [sth]
The car veered off the road.
汽车突然偏离了道路。
突然转向;急转弯
veerings — plural of veering
突然转向的动作;犹豫的;改变的
the act of turning aside suddenly
突然转向的动作
A motion that veers; a sudden swerve.
The car was veering sharply to the right when the driver noticed the flat tire.
当司机发现轮胎瘪了时,汽车正急剧向右偏转。
用法提示:这里 veering 是动词 veer 的现在分词,与 was 构成过去进行时,表示突然改变方向。
The sudden veering of the bus frightened the passengers inside.
公交车突然转向,把车里的乘客吓了一跳。
用法提示:这里 veering 是名词,表示突然转向的动作,前面有 the sudden 修饰。
The weather report warned about winds veering from the southwest to the northwest.
天气预报提醒,风会从西南方转向西北方。
用法提示:这里 veering 是动词 veer 的现在分词,作后置定语修饰 winds,表示风向转变。
The car veered off the road.
汽车突然偏离了道路。
The wind veered from north to east.
风向从北转向东。
Veering和swerving都表示突然转向,但veering常指方向改变或犹豫,而swerving常指为了避开障碍而急转弯。
Veering和wearying发音相近,但意思完全不同。Veering表示转向或犹豫,而wearying表示令人疲劳或厌倦。
Veering和wavering都含有‘犹豫’的含义,但veering强调方向的突然改变或态度转变,而wavering强调在决定之间摇摆不定。
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