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词汇 swerving
释义 swerving
present participle ofswerve
swerve
verb[ I ]
uk /swɜːv/ us /swɝːv/
to change direction, especially suddenly: 突然改变方向,急转弯
The bus driver swerved to avoid hitting a cyclist.为了不撞上骑自行车的人,这辆公共汽车只好急转弯。
If you do not swerve from a principle or certain actions, you continue to think or act as you did in the beginning: 改变,背离
She is one of those rare politicians whom one can trust not to swerve from policy and principle.她是一位难得可以信赖的政治家,不会背离自己的政策和原则。
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Changing direction
about-face
about-turn
bear
branch
branch off
break
decoy
divert someone/something to somewhere
do an about-face
do an about-turn
excursive
excursively
ping-pong
regear
reverse
slew
someone's back is turnedidiom
swerve
turn around
wheel

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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


On the other hand, she certainly seems to deserve no punishment or censure for swerving.
As it approaches the wall closer, its radius of curvature for swerving becomes more rapid.
In a chicken game, however, swerving when no one else does is the second-highest ranked outcome.
For instance, there will be speeding and dangerous driving if a man has been swerving around.
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I should probably have a double heart attack, swerving violently both ways.
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If one is advised to pull into the left lane all the time, it will encourage swerving and bad driving.
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The motorist, to his great credit, succeeded in swerving.
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Part of the reason for the swerving and skidding is the ambiguity over the medium-term financial strategy.
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It is inevitable that a dog or a cat or other pet rushing across the road causes braking, swerving, accidents and damage.
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It was said at the inquest that the driver, who was 64, lost control, swerving his vehicle through a 180 degree turn.
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One could take the case, for example, of a man driving in a lot of traffic and swerving between two lanes at high speed.
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If they are full of potholes, cyclists will be swerving to avoid the bumps and there will be accidents.
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The second course is for the gas boards to slow down their move away from coal without swerving from their path towards greater technical efficiency.
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I saw lorries swerving to miss the children.
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Certainly, or in swerving away from the pedestrian.
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