| 词汇 | volte-face |
| 释义 | volte-face noun[ Cusually singular ] literaryuk /ˌvɒltˈfæs/ us /ˌvoʊltˈfæs/pluralvolte-face a sudden change from one set of beliefs or plan of action to the opposite: （信仰等的）大转变，完全转变 In 1986 he made a very public and dramatic political volte-face from Left to Right.1986年他在政治上公开来了个大转变，从左派变成了右派。 Synonyms U-turnmainly disapproving about-face(OPINION)mainly US about-turn(DIRECTION)UK flip-flop(CHANGE)USinformal reversal Changing your mind 180 about-face about-turn back away back out cave in cold go back on something have another think comingidiom make a 180 make an about-face make an about-turn move pull out second thought shift shift (your) groundidiom there's no turning backidiom think againidiom think better of somethingidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Turning points & deciding moments Examples of volte-facevolte-face It is the aim of this article to account for this complete and dramatic volte-face. An intellectual volte-face is required, from questions about the scientificity of economic calculation to questions about the implication of calculative practices for the self-understanding of science. There is no volte-face expected. They have made their position so public that it would be a big volte-face for them to change their minds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is this short period must we be faced with this complete volte-face? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This volte-face is the third change of policy in seven years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he thought that the justification for opposing the change was sustainable then, his current volte-face is incredible and—worse—risible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will need money, which we must take away from other energy sources, to effect this volte-face. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They have genuinely found it difficult to come to terms with the rout that has taken place—the complete volte-face. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of a 24-hour volte-face. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wait to hear from him any new evidence in support of the complete volte-face that has taken place since 1997. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are entitled to inquire: what has happened since to justify the proposed volte-face? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a quiet and unobtrusive way and as a lone example, they did a volte-face on all their political doctrines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only united resistance by local authorities and trade unions, and an intelligent volte-face by the new chairman, have created the opportunity for a constructive compromise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There seems to be total confusion; there has certainly been a volte-face in the space of three minutes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of volte-face 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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