動(dòng)詞 veer:

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly
   同義詞：swerve, sheer, curve, trend, slue, slew, cut
2. shift to a clockwise direction

1. The wind has veered round to the north recently.
   近日風(fēng)向已轉(zhuǎn)北了。
2. The plane veered wildly.
   那架飛機(jī)亂改航線。

veer

v.（動(dòng)詞）
veered,veer.ing,veers
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose; swerve:
轉(zhuǎn)向，改變方向：從某道路、方向或目的偏離出來；改變方向：
例句：
.a sequence of adventures that veered between tragedy and bleak farce.(Anthony Haden-Guest)See Synonyms at swerve
.在悲劇和灰色喜劇之間轉(zhuǎn)向的一連串的冒險(xiǎn).(安東尼·哈登—蓋斯特)參見 swerve

To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast. Used of the wind.
順轉(zhuǎn)：以順時(shí)針方向變化，如從北向東北。用于風(fēng)
Nautical To change the course of a ship by turning the stern to the wind while advancing to windward; wear ship.
【航?！?/i> 順風(fēng)轉(zhuǎn)向：在向著風(fēng)的方向前進(jìn)時(shí)，通過使船尾轉(zhuǎn)向風(fēng)來改變船的航向；船張掛旗
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To alter the direction of; turn:
改變…的方向；使轉(zhuǎn)向：
例句：
veered the car sharply to the left.
把車急轉(zhuǎn)到左邊

Nautical To change the course of (a ship) by turning the stern windward.
【航?！?/i> 使順風(fēng)：通過把船尾轉(zhuǎn)向風(fēng)改變（船）的航向
n.（名詞）
A change in direction; a swerve.
轉(zhuǎn)向：方向的轉(zhuǎn)變；轉(zhuǎn)向，偏離方向

來源：
French virer
法語 virer
from Old French
源自 古法語

veer
veer 2

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
veered,veer.ing,veers 【航?！?/i>
To let out or release (a line or an anchor train).
放開或放松（纜繩或錨等）

來源：
Middle English veren
中古英語 veren
from Middle Dutch vieren * see per
源自 中古荷蘭語 vieren *參見 per