单词 | volte-face |
释义 | volte-face (once / 94555 pages) n WORD FAMILY volte-face USAGE EXAMPLESBut he evidently left the building with a favourable impression, producing this volte-face. BBC(Nov 22, 2016) Her volte-face on trade sounded – and was later proved by leaked emails – unconvincing at best; deeply cynical at worst. The Guardian(Nov 09, 2016) Duterte’s trip is the strongest hint yet of a stunning diplomatic volte-face towards China from the Philippines. The Guardian(Oct 17, 2016) n a major change in attitude or principle or point of view Syn|Hypo|Hyper about-face, policy change, reversal undoing an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done) change the action of changing something |
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