volte-face

volte-face /ˌvɒlt ˈfæsˌ -ˈfɑːs $ ˌvɒːlt ˈfɑːs/ noun [countableC usually singular]

CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER formal a change to a completely opposite opinion or plan of action 〔意见、行动计划等的〕完全改变，大转变，180度大转弯 SYN U-turn

Examples from the Corpus

volte-face• By the end of the year, though, he appeared to have performed a volte-face.• One is the difficulty of explaining Hastings' apparent volte-face.• This explains the miraculous volte-face that took place in 1868.

单词	volte-face
释义	volte-face volte-face /ˌvɒlt ˈfæsˌ -ˈfɑːs $ ˌvɒːlt ˈfɑːs/ noun [countableC usually singular] CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER formal a change to a completely opposite opinion or plan of action 〔意见、行动计划等的〕完全改变，大转变，180度大转弯 SYN U-turn Examples from the Corpus volte-face• By the end of the year, though, he appeared to have performed a volte-face.• One is the difficulty of explaining Hastings' apparent volte-face.• This explains the miraculous volte-face that took place in 1868.
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