swerve
- IPA[swəːv]
英式
- change or cause to change direction abruptly
- an abrupt change of direction；divergence from a straight course imparted to a ball or other object, especially in soccer, cricket, or snooker.
verb: swerve, 3rd person present: swerves, gerund or present participle: swerving, past tense: swerved, past participle: swerved
noun: swerve, plural noun: swerves
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- 相關詞
動詞
- 1. change or cause to change direction abruptly a lorry swerved across her path O'Hara swerved the motorcycle round the corner
名詞
- 1. an abrupt change of direction do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles
- ▪ divergence from a straight course imparted to a ball or other object, especially in soccer, cricket, or snooker.
- an abrupt swerving movement of the whole body, used as a tactic to avoid contact or collision: he beat the goalkeeper with a body swerve before scoring with a well-executed shot from a difficult angle
- make an abrupt swerving movement of the whole body in order to avoid contact or collision: I grabbed my coat, body-swerved round the chair and bolted
Oxford American Dictionary
- an abrupt swerving movement of the whole body, used as a tactic to avoid contact or collision: he beat the goalkeeper with a body swerve before scoring with a well-executed shot from a difficult angle
- make an abrupt swerving movement of the whole body in order to avoid contact or collision: I grabbed my coat, body-swerved round the chair and bolted
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[swərv]
美式
- change or cause to change direction abruptly: a car swerved around a corner he swerved the truck, narrowly missing a teenager on a skateboard
- an abrupt change of direction: do not make sudden swerves, particularly around parked vehicles
Oxford American Dictionary
