mindmap root((偏转)) swerve suggests a usually somewhat abrupt physical, mental, or moral turning: suddenly ~d to avoid hitting an animal. veer implies a major change in direction often under an outside influence: at that point the road ~s to the right. deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course and often implies irregularity: the witness never ~d from her story. depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type: a book that ~s from the usual memoirs of a film star. digress applies to a departing from the subject at hand: frequently ~ed during his lecture. diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a single path into two or more leading in different directions: after medical school their paths ~d.