about-turn
UK [əˌbaʊt'tɜ:n] US [-'tɝ:n] UK (US about-face)
noun countable
■a change of direction 转变方向•I'd only gone a little way down the street when I remembered I hadn't locked the door, so I made/did a quick about-turn and ran back to the house.我在街上刚走出不远就想起自己忘了锁门，于是马上转身跑回家。 ■a complete change of opinion or behaviour （意见或行为的）彻底转变•This is the Government's second about-turn on the issue.这是政府在这个问题上立场第二次180度大转变。 |