单词 | turnabout |
释义 | turnabout[ turn-uh-bout ] / ˈtɜrn əˌbaʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR turnabout ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act of turning in a different or opposite direction. a change of opinion, loyalty, etc. a reciprocal action; act of doing to someone exactly as that person has done to oneself or another: Turnabout is fair play. a person who changes things; a radical. Chiefly British. merry-go-round. Origin of turnaboutFirst recorded in 1590–1600; noun use of verb phrase turn about Words nearby turnaboutturmeric, turmeric paper, turmoil, turn, turn a blind eye to, turnabout, Turnabout is fair play, turn a deaf ear, turn against, turn a hair, not, turn-and-bank indicator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turnabout
British Dictionary definitions for turnaboutturnabout / (ˈtɜːnəˌbaʊt) / nounthe act of turning so as to face a different direction a change or reversal of opinion, attitude, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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