English → Chinese
veer
/BrE vɪə 
, AmE vɪr /
intransitive verb
1 (change course) «vehicle, person» 转向; «ship, aircraft» 改变航向;
to veer to the right «car, road» 向右转弯;
to veer away from/towards sth 转向躲开／冲向某物;
to veer off the road/across the road «vehicle» 驶出公路／转向横穿马路;
to veer off course «aircraft» 偏离航线
2 Nautical «wind» 转向;
to veer towards the north 风向转北
3 figurative (deviate) 转变;
to veer (away) from «conversation, person» 转换 ‹topic, way of thinking›;
to veer towards «politics, person» 转向 ‹idea, stance›;
to veer between depression and elation 一会儿闷闷不乐，一会儿又兴高采烈