swerved
past simple and past participle ofswerve
单词 | swerved |
释义 | swerved past simple and past participle ofswerve swerve verb[I] uk/swɜːv/us/swɝːv/tochangedirection,especiallysuddenly: Thebusdriverswerved toavoidhittingacyclist. If you do not swerve from aprincipleorcertainactions, youcontinuetothinkoractas you did in thebeginning: She is one of thoserarepoliticianswhom one cantrustnot to swervefrompolicyandprinciple. Compare unswerving Changing direction
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Continue & last Examplesofswervedswerved In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Every now and then the atoms justswerved. From theCambridge English Corpus This motorist braked,swerved, skidded and finished up broadside on across the road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Itswervedfrom side to side and hit one vehicle in the course of the pursuit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If a pet dog ran into the street and a cyclistswerved, there might be some reasonable apprehension that that cyclist might be injured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One could never imagine his beingswervedfrom what he thought to be right by any personal consideration or any private prejudice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That was the reason given and that was a reason from which the originators have neverswerved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps due to the weight, when the brakes of the lorry were put on the trailerswervedround and went into a form of skidding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Heswervedto avoid it and struck the milk barrow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At the last moment the coach driverswervedinto the path of an on-coming lorry and collided with it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Liberalism was his creed, and he neverswervedfrom it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We neverswervedfrom that position to the last. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have notswervedone inch or one iota from them, nor shall we do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Where that has happened, local authorities in many cases haveswervedaway, and consequently the public interest has not been served. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He then put on his brakes andswervedto the right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was looking out of the nearside passenger window when he became aware that the car hadswervedsideways and was moving towards a tree. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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