veer
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UK veer vi: (ship: change course) (船只等)
SC 改变航向，改变路线，改变方向 gǎi biàn háng xiàng，gǎi biàn lù xiàn，gǎi biàn fāng xiàng
TC 改變路線，改變方向
TC 改變路線，改變方向
The ship veered to the left.
veer vi: (car: swerve suddenly) (车辆等)
SC 突然转向，猛然改变方向 tū rán zhuǎn xiàng，měng rán gǎi biàn fāng xiàng
TC 突然轉向
TC 突然轉向
The car veered into the wrong lane and collided with a lorry.
veer vi: figurative (digress: from topic) (思想、谈话等)
SC 跑题，离开主题 pǎo tí，lí kāi zhǔ tí
The conversation veered in many directions.
veer off vi phrasal: (change direction suddenly)
SC 偏离 piān lí
TC 偏離
TC 偏離
He veered off the road into the bushes to avoid hitting a dog.
veer off vi phrasal: figurative (conversation: take up new subject)
SC 偏离 piān lí
TC 偏離
TC 偏離
We started discussing politics but somehow veered off onto religion again.