veer
[viә]
vi. 转

vt. 使转

n. 转



veer
[ verb ]

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly

<verb.motion> curve cut sheer slew slue swerve trend
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right

2. shift to a clockwise direction

<verb.change>
the wind veered

Veer \Veer\, v. t.
To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to
veer, or wear, a vessel.

{To veer and haul} (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken
alternately. --Totten.

{To veer away} or {To veer out} (Naut.), to let out; to
slacken and let run; to pay out; as, to veer away the
cable; to veer out a rope.


Veer \Veer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Veered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Veering}.] [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare;
perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. {Vibrate});
or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little
bracelet (cf. {Ferrule}). Cf. {Environ}.]
To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the
west or north. ``His veering gait.'' --Wordsworth.

And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden.

an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as
passion or as interest may veer about. --Burke.

{To veer and haul} (Naut.), to vary the course or direction;
-- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward.
The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.