vi. (尤指交通工具)改變方向或路線;(指談話內(nèi)容、人的行為或觀點)突然改變;(指風)(在北半球按順時針方向、在南半球按逆時針方向)逐漸轉(zhuǎn)向;風向順時針轉(zhuǎn);
vt. 使改變方向;(從…)突然改變方向;使順風;(談話、行為或思想)離開主題(或常軌等);
n. (方向、位置的)改變;
veer
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(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
(esp of a vehicle) change direction or course (尤指交通工具)改變方向或路線
The plane veered wildly. 那架飛機亂改航線.
The car suddenly veered off the road. 那輛汽車突然駛離了公路路面.
The wind has veered round. 風向相反了.
(b) [Ipr] (fig 比喻) (of a conversation, sb's behaviour or opinion) change suddenly or very noticeably (指談話內(nèi)容、 人的行為或觀點)突然改變, 明顯轉(zhuǎn)變
The discussion veered away from religion and round to politics. 這場討論從宗教問題一下子轉(zhuǎn)到了政治問題上.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of the wind) change gradually in a clockwise direction in the N Hemisphere and an anti-clockwise direction in the S Hemisphere (指風)(在北半球按順時針方向、 在南半球按反時針方向)逐漸轉(zhuǎn)向
The wind veered (round to the) north. 近日風向已轉(zhuǎn)北了. Cf 參看 back4 7.
?? 擴展釋義
*[vi?]vi. 轉(zhuǎn)向vt. 使轉(zhuǎn)向n. 轉(zhuǎn)向
?? 同為「GRE」詞匯
implantn. [醫(yī)]移植物,植入管;移植的組織;
vt. 移植;灌輸;植入,插入;
vi. (受精卵)著床;被移植;