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U Turn Change N Count Made 英 美 调头 U型转弯;180度转弯;掉头

单词 U-turn
音标
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解释
调头;
例句

N-COUNT
U型转弯;180度转弯;掉头
If you make a U-turn when you are driving or cycling, you turn in a half circle in one movement, so that you are then going in the opposite direction.
例:Making a sharp U-turn, she headed back...她猛地掉转车头,往回开。
例:Eventually, he turned off the main route and suddenly did a U-turn.最后,他驶离主道,来了一个急掉头。

N-COUNT
(政治家在政策、计划、行动方面的)180度大转弯,彻底转变
If you describe a change in a politician's policy, plans, or actions as a U-turn, you mean that it is a complete change and that they made the change because they were weak or were wrong.
例:...a humiliating U-turn by the Prime Minister.首相极不光彩的180度大转变
例:...the U-turns he made on economic policy and pit closures.他在经济政策和煤窑关闭方面的那些180度大转变
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