释义 |
do a u-turn (informal, especially journalism尤用于新闻) to make a complete change in policy or behaviour, usually one that is embarrassing(在政策或行为上)作出(令人尴尬的)彻底转变◆the prime minister may be forced to do another humiliating u-turn on europe.首相在欧洲政策上也许再一次被迫做出不光彩的 180 度大转变。ⓘ do a u-turn is most often found in contexts relating to politics and business. because doing a u-turn is seen as being an embarrassing experience, it is usually used with verbs such as have to and be forced to. * do a u-turn 最常出现在与政治和商业相关的语境里。由于 do a u-turn 被视作令人尴尬的做法,故通常与 have to、be forced to 等动词连用。 ➡ see also u-turn → revolution 2 |