about-turns

美 [əˈbaʊt tɜːrnz]英 [əˈbaʊt tɜːnz]
  • n.(意见、计划、行为的)彻底改变
  • about-turn的第三人称单数和复数
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about-turns

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    N-COUNT 同 about-face
    An about-turn is the same as an about-face .

    The decision was seen as an about-turn for the Government.

    这项决定被视为政府态度的180度大转变。

  1. As recent about-turns should remind us , economic predictions are better guides to current perceptions than to future outcomes .

    最近经济形势的几次大逆转应该是个提醒:经济预测更善于指导对当前形势的感知,而非未来的结果。

  2. Surprised by the hostile media reaction , the cabinet made several about-turns and has been struggling since to convince the public it knows what it is doing .

    内阁对媒体充满敌意的反应感到惊讶,为此对政策做出了数个重大调整,并竭力使民众相信,政府清楚自己在做些什么。