swerve
verb [intransitive](especially of a vehicle )尤指车辆等 to change direction suddenly, especially in order to avoid hitting somebody/something 突然转向;急转弯 She swerved sharply to avoid a cyclist. 她猛地急转弯,以避开一个骑自行车的人。 The bus suddenly swerved into his path. 公共汽车突然拐到了他走的路上。 The ball swerved into the net. 球在空中划了一条弧线,进了球门。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc1The car veered out of control and swerved across the road. 汽车失去控制,突然转向冲过马路。 The vehicle swerved off the road. 这辆车突然转向驶离了公路。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- sharply
- violently
- dangerously
- …
- across
- around
- into
- …
- swerve to avoid somebody/something
Word OriginOld English sweorfan ‘depart, leave, turn aside’, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch swerven ‘to stray’.