单词 | U-turn |
释义 | U-turn Word forms: U-turns , U-turning, U-turning 1. countable noun If you make a U-turn when you are driving or cycling, you turn in a half circle in one movement, so that you are then going in the opposite direction. Making a sharp U-turn, she headed back. Eventually, he turned off the main route and suddenly did a U-turn. 2. countable noun If you describe a change in a politician's policy, plans, or actions as a U-turn, you mean that it is a complete change and that they made the change because they were weak or were wrong. [disapproval] ...a humiliating U-turn by the party. [+ by] ...the U-turns he made on economic policy and pit closures. verb U-turn is also a verb. This chancellor has U-turned before. [VERB] He's U-turned on several other proposals too, but that is not a bad thing. [VERB on noun] Translations: Chinese: U形转弯, 180度大转弯政策、计划、行动等 Japanese: Uターン, 方向転換 |
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