| 词汇 | about-turn |
| 释义 | about-turn noun[ Cusually singular ] UK(alsoabout turn)uk /əˌbaʊtˈtɜːn/ us /əˌbaʊtˈtɝːn/(USabout-face) about-turnnoun[C usually singular] (DIRECTION)a change of direction: （朝反方向的）倒转 do an about-turn The dog did an about-turn and ran when it saw the bigger dog. make an about-turn I hadn't gone far when I remembered I hadn't locked the door, so I made a quick about-turn and went back. Changing direction about-face bear branch off break cut decoy deflect do an about-face do an about-turn excursive excursively flippy regear reverse slew someone's back is turnedidiom swerve turn around turn off (something) wheel You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing about-turnnoun[C usually singular] (OPINION)a complete change of opinion or behaviour: （意见或行为的）彻底转变 do an about-turn Predictably, the lawmaker did an about-turn on the issue when he realized how unpopular his position was with taxpayers. make an about-turn The government official made an about-turn and agreed to the meeting. The reversal is one of the biggest about-turns in parliamentary history. Synonyms U-turnmainly disapproving about-face(OPINION)mainly US flip-flop(CHANGE)USinformal reversal volte-faceliterary Changing about-face alterable altered alternate alternately churn disturb make something into something malleable meta metamorphose modulate morph pervert rollback rotation rotational sanitization semi-domesticated transcribe You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing your mind Examples of about-turnabout-turn We now have exactly the same unprincipled about-turn regarding tolls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Work has now been suspended on the power station, and that about-turn should force a radical rethinking of the policy on gas production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps this is a sudden about-turn to do with elections. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thus, in quite a short time there has been something of an about-turn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the difficulty for prison staff of performing a complete about-turn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After the about-turn the amount had dropped to between £40,000 and £43,000 per year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The delays may have jeopardised the about-turn having the effect that we desire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second about-turn has been cutting the link between the national vocational qualification schemes and training. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, illogically, they passed an about-turn amendment, presumably—not clearly—to reduce the amount that men should pay to those women for their offspring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At that time sanity prevailed and the committee did an about-turn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is an about-turn, it is his, not mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why has he done an about-turn since he left office? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What has happened to face us with this about-turn? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that it was no argument from this side that caused that about-turn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He knows what some of the problems are, and he is trying to do an about-turn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of about-turn 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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