about-face
英 [əˈbaʊt feɪs]
美 [əˈbaʊt feɪs]
n. (态度或观点的)彻底改变，完全转变
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT （态度或观点的）彻底改变，大转变
Anabout-faceis a complete change of attitude or opinion.- Few observers believe the president will do an about-face and start spending more.
没有几个观察家认为总统会彻底改变态度而增加开支。
- Few observers believe the president will do an about-face and start spending more.
英英释义
noun
- a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
- an about-face on foreign policy
- act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
verb
- change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
- turn, usually 180 degrees
双语例句
- Two wayward humpback whales have done an about-face and are headed back toward the Pacific Ocean.
两只任性的驼背鲸终于肯调头游向他们的家&太平洋。 - It was an about-face for Moyal, a member of the hawkish Likud Party, who has been calling for the army to invade Gaza to end the rocket attacks.
他发出的呼吁和他以往的立场不一样。穆瓦亚尔过去一直呼吁以色列军队入侵加沙地带，从而结束火箭袭击。 - A reversal, as in policy; an about-face.
向后转转向反面，如在政策上；大转变。 - A few days later he made an about-face.
几天以后，他变了卦。 - The World Bank president's warning followed a dramatic about-face on Asia's growth prospects by the International Monetary Fund, which was clearly taken by surprise by the region's strong performance in the past six months.
佐利克发出上述警告之前，国际货币基金组织（IMF）大幅改变了其对亚洲增长前景的预测。亚洲地区过去6个月的强劲表现，显然令IMF感到吃惊。 - Few observers believe the president will do an about-face and start spending more.
没有几个观察家认为总统会彻底改变态度而增加开支。 - That was when a loud bray made me about-face once more.
就在这时，一只驴子的大叫声使我再次转过头来。 - In a stunning reversal, the technology giant made an abrupt about-face on some of the controversial features of its upcoming Xbox one console.
这家科技巨头的态度突然出现逆转，修改了即将上市的XboxOne游戏机中部分引发争议的功能。 - His about-face on this issue has come as an earthquake.
他在这一问题上的彻底转变，好比一场地震。 - Jobs had initially opposed allowing outside developers to build apps for the iPhone, but he did a quick about-face once he realized he was wrong.
乔布斯最初反对让外部开发者为iPhone开发app，不过在认识到自己错了之后，就迅速改变了立场。