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veer
/ˈvɪr/
(vi.)轉向(vt.)使轉向,放出(錨)轉向,方向的轉變
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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
.
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Veer
v. i.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Veered
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Veering
.]
To
change
direction
;
to
turn
;
to
shift
;
as
,
wind
veers
to
the
west
or
north
.
“His
veering
gait.”
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
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
veer
v
1:
turn
sharply
;
change
direction
abruptly
; "
The
car
cut
to
the
left
at
the
intersection
"; "
The
motorbike
veered
to
the
right
" [
syn
:
swerve
,
sheer
,
curve
,
trend
,
slue
,
slew
,
cut
]
2:
shift
to
a
clockwise
direction
; "
the
wind
veered
" [
ant
:
back
]
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