单词 | swerving |
释义 | swervingn. The action of swerve v.; deviation; departure from a norm, a prescribed or right course, etc.; †error, transgression. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > [noun] unrightOE witec1175 misbodea1200 misguiltc1200 misdoinga1225 miss?c1225 trespassinga1340 forfeiturec1380 offensiona1382 crimec1384 abusion?1387 evil-doing1398 mistakinga1400 offendinga1425 transgression1426 wrongingc1449 digression1517 digressinga1535 transgressing1535 swerving1545 misdealing1571 transgress1578 misfaring1595 misacting1651 malpractice1739 malfeasance1856 wrongdoing1874 miscreance1972 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [noun] > (a) deviation from straight course blenching1398 turna1400 misdrawing?a1425 swerving1545 digression1552 sklenting1568 excursion1603 diverting1611 diversion1626 deflection1646 deflexure1656 prevarication1672 deviation1675 evagation1692 departurea1694 swerve1736 twist1798 out-throw1855 throw1858 turnaway1922 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > [noun] > going astray misgangc1330 misfarea1387 misgoinga1387 wilsomenessa1400 misfootinga1456 swerving1545 by-walking1549 warping1608 degression1618 deviation1625 the mind > language > speech > agreement > observance > non-observance or breach > [noun] borrow-breacha900 brucheOE breacha1382 violation1433 rupture1439 non-observance1453 misobservance1496 violating1523 swerving1545 infringinga1575 inobservation1579 recess1601 inobservancea1626 infringement1628 misobservancy1637 egression1651 nonconformity1653 unobservance1654 brack1658 infraction1673 violence1743 non-conformance1786 inobservancy1824 1545 J. Bale Mysterye Inyquyte P. Pantolabus f. 29 Bynde vp her head for sweruynge, lappe vp her bodye warme for surfetynge. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xxxijv The smaleste, swaruynge that is possible (yf the thynge be mysconstered) maye be the cause of the destruction of many gyltles persones. 1561 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc i. ii. 20 Their vnworthy life,..their lawlesse swaruynge out of kinde. 1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips xli. 275 Corrupte doctrine and swaruing from the faith. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. iii. 51 That which Angels doe clearely behold, and without any swaruing obserue is a law cœlestiall and heauenly. 1607 S. Hieron Abridgem. of Gospell in Wks. (1620) I. 151 The swaruing and straying from the will of God. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 199 Making a horse doe them iust and stronglye without either reeling or swaruing. a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1659) i. 58 Our Sermons, in which the swarvings of that Church are necessarily to be taxt by us. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Warw. 120 The Swervings and Aberrations of men. 1842 H. E. Manning Serm. iv. 55 The holiest will..is clogged and checked by the swerving and burden of the flesh. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 72 At a sudden swerving of the road. 1883 Sat. Rev. 27 Oct. 537/2 It seems that Bendigo, after swerving, had dashed up close to the rails and won by a neck. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online September 2020). swervingadj. That swerves; deviating; making a swerve; diverted from the straight or right path; †erroneous. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [adjective] > deviating from straight course wrongc1440 swerving1534 wrya1586 wriedc1595 diverted1608 dissilient1656 deviatory1702 out-of-the-waya1732 tangent1787 wide1827 deflected1860 tangential1867 deviative1878 deviating1883 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adjective] unrightlyeOE leasea900 falsec1175 untruec1370 untruefulc1380 erroneousc1400 fallacec1400 wrongc1420 unsubstantialc1455 wrongfulc1470 unrighteous1507 improper1531 perverse1531 mistaken1540 square1549 truthless1568 uncorrect1568 misconceiveda1612 errorous1633 swervinga1638 tralatitious1645 out of the way1676 wrongous1768 aberrated1834 aberrational1837 unsubstantiated1837 unevidenced1842 non-realistic1882 unsubstantiate1890 screwed-up1942 disauthentic1960 1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Tullyes Offyces ii. sig. L.8 The more swaruyng and craftyer that a man is. a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Certain Bks. Aenæis (1557) ii. sig. Biv The swaruing axe when he [sc. a bull] shakes from his neck. 1548 H. Latimer Notable Serm. sig. A.vv Not to a swaruinge fayth, but to a fayeth that enbraceth Christ. a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 581 I dare not be confident that this Order and Series..is in no part thereof faulty and swerving. 1665 J. Bunyan Holy Citie (1669) 50 All swerving and unsound opinions. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 84 The swerving Vines on the tall Elms prevail. View more context for this quotation 1815 W. Scott Dance of Death iii Where held the cloak'd patrol their course, And spurr'd 'gainst storm the swerving horse. 1867 W. W. Smyth Treat. Coal & Coal-mining 77 In consequence of the swerving direction of a great east and west dislocation. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 21 Oct. 4/3 The swerving gallop of the polo-ponies. 1900 A. W. Pullin Talks with Old Eng. Cricketers 125 One hears occasionally of swerving balls, but the swerve depends very much on the air. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 18 Aug. 3/1 Hirst proceeded to bowl us out, or, rather, get us caught..from that swerving ball of his. 1911 P. F. Warner Bk. of Cricket iii. 62 I have selected..Hirst as the fast ‘swerving’ left-hander. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1545adj.1534 |
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