veer
veer — noun
1. a sharp turn or sudden swerve that pulls something away from the line it was mov
a sharp turn or sudden swerve that pulls something away from the line it was moving along
The car's sudden veer to the right saved it from hitting the deer.
sudden veer + to the right — noun with directional phrase
Minh noticed a sharp veer in the plane's path just before landing.
A quick veer off the trail led the hikers to a hidden waterfall.
The boat made a violent veer when the storm winds hit its side.
The van's veer across three lanes of traffic caused a pile-up.
veer — verb
- veerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- veershe / she / it
- veeredpast simple
- veering-ing form
1. to swing or swerve sharply to one side, leaving the path you were on
to swing or swerve sharply to one side, leaving the path you were on
The cyclist veered sharply to avoid the open door of a parked car.
veer sharply — adverb collocation
Minho's car veered off the icy road and into a shallow ditch.
veer off + [surface] — prepositional pattern
The conversation veered from holiday plans to a heated argument about politics.
A strong gust of wind made the drone veer dangerously close to the trees.
Walid watched the ball veer left at the last second and miss the goal.
文法句型
veer + adverb
veer + prepositional phrase
veer from X to Y
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'turn': veer always suggests a sudden or sharp change of direction, often one that is unexpected or hard to control.