swerve

swerve

英 [swɜːv]
　　美 [swɝv]

vi. 轉彎；突然轉向；背離
　　vt. 使轉彎；使突然轉向；使背離
　　n. 轉向；偏離的程度

中文詞源：

swerve 轉向，急轉彎

可能來自輔音叢 sw-,彎，轉，搖擺，搖晃，比較 swing,sway,sweep,swipe.引申詞義轉向，急

例句：

1. Nothing will swerve him from his aims.
什麼也不能使他改變目標.

2. He did not swerve a hair's breadth from the decision he had made.
他絲毫沒有改變自己已經作出的決定。

3. He swung the car to the left and that swerve saved Malone's life.
他猛地將車頭轉向左邊，這才保住瞭馬隆的性命。

4. The driver had ample time to brake or swerve and avoid the woman.
司機有足夠的時間剎車或急轉彎，來避開那個女人。

5. Neither riches nor honours can corrupt him ; neither poverty nor humbleness can make him swerve from principle ; and neither threats nor forces can subdue him.
富貴不能淫,貧賤不能移, 威武不能屈.