veer

veer
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/víə(r)/ (類音via, beer) 〖動〗|自|
1 〈乗物・人・道などが〉向きを変える, 曲る, それる

~ away [off] to the left 左に向きを変える

The car ~ed across the road to avoid hitting an old man. 車は老人をはねまいとして向きを変え道路を突っ切った.

2 〈話題・意見・政策・人などが〉〔…に〕変る, 転換する(+round, away)〔to, onto〕; 〈人が〉〔主題などから〕それる, 脱線する〔from, off

Suddenly the talk ~ed round to space travel. 突然話は宇宙旅行のことに変った.

3 〈風が〉(北半球で)右回りに[(南半球で)左回りに]向きを変える(+round)《◆北→東→南→西の順》(⇔back)

The wind ~ed from southeast to southwest. 風向きが南東から南西に変った.

4 〔海事〕〈船が〉(特に風下に)針路を変える(+round).
|他|
1 〈乗物など〉の向きを変える.
2 〔海事〕〈船〉の針路を(特に風下に)変える(+round).
〖名〗〖C〗 (方向・進路・政策などの)転換, 変更

take [make] a sharp ~ to the left 急に左へ曲る.

II
〖動〗|他|〔海事〕〈ロープ・鎖など〉をゆるめる, 繰り出す(+out, away

~ and haul a rope ロープをゆるめたり張ったりする.


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