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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
  1. an about-face on foreign policy
  Synonym:volte-facereversalpolicy change
• act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
  Synonym:about turn

verb

• change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
• turn, usually 180 degrees

双语例句

• To judge by the reaction in Washington, DC, this was an about-face like Big Brother's conversion of Eurasia from foe to ally in Orwell's "1984".
  华盛顿一百八十度大转弯真如奥威尔的《1984年》中老大哥对待欧亚国从敌人到同盟的转变。
• Emerald and radiant orchid actually look good together, Ms. Eiseman argues, but the one is such an about-face from the other that it's likely to encourage consumers to get out and shop in order to stay up to date.
  她认为翡翠绿与璀璨兰花紫搭配在一起其实很好看，但后者与前者截然不同，所以它可能会促使消费者出门购置该色彩的行头以便跟上潮流。
• 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。
• While Beijing allowed the yuan to appreciate slightly against the dollar last year, recent signs of an economic slowdown pushed Chinese policy makers into an about-face this week.
  尽管中国去年允许人民币对美元小幅升值，但由于最近有迹象显示经济增长放缓，中国的决策者本周开始改变立场。
• 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。
• Soldiers, you should be facing north, not south. About-face! yelled the commander.
  指挥官大喊：士兵们，你们应该面向北面，不是南面。转过去！
• The policy about-face from central banks not only the most cautious of market participants but also those in command of the most information underscores how the crisis has transformed the global market landscape.
  各国央行（不仅是最为谨慎的市场参与者，还包括掌握着最多信息的国家）政策的彻底逆转，突显出金融危机如何彻底改变了全球市场格局。
• Now in an abrupt about-face, Barnes& Noble announced alongside earnings that it would stop manufacturing its own tablets and let interested third-party manufacturers potentially make their own nook-compatible devices.
  现在，巴诺突然来了个180度大转弯，在发布财报的同时宣布将停止制造平板电脑，转而让有兴趣的第三方厂商生产与Nook兼容的设备。
• A few days later he made an about-face.
  几天以后，他变了卦。
• 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。