no obj. with adverbial of direction
1- change direction suddenly突然改变方向; 转向：
an oil tanker that had veered off course.
一艘突然偏离了航道的油船。
1.1
- figurative suddenly change an opinion, subject, type of behaviour, etc.〈喻〉突然改变（观点, 话题, 行为）：
the conversation eventually veered away from theatrical things.
谈话最终偏离了有关戏剧的事。
1.2
- (of the wind) change direction clockwise around the points of the compass（风）顺转：
the wind veered a point.
风向顺转了一度。BACK的反义词。
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- a sudden change of direction突然转向。
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- American Football an offensive play using a modified T-formation with a split backfield, which allows the quarterback the option of passing to the fullback, pitching to a running back, or running with the ball【美橄】T字阵式后卫变阵进攻。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French virer, perhaps from an alteration of Latin gyrare （see GYRATE）.