volte-face
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌvɒltˈfæs]
- 美式音标 [ˌvoʊltˈfæs]
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基本解释
- n.向后转；大转弯
英汉例句
- The reasons for the apparent volte-face remain mysterious.
这一明显的态度大转变的原因还是个迷。 - The idea that he could suddenly volte-face and seek to be accepted on the world stage as a friend of the U.S. is far from impossible.
那种认为他可能突然来个大转弯，寻求作为美国的一位朋友而被世界舞台所接受的想法远非不可能的。 - More generally, arguments that private-equity firms should be allowed greater flexibility by regulators to inject capital into ailing banks look a bit less persuasive after this volte-face.
更广泛的观点认为，这次毁约之后，私人投资企业为疲弱的银行注入资本时，应从管理者那里得到更大的灵活性。 - And it is almost certain that the government will do a volte-face on this.
ECONOMIST: The Japanese economy - To be sure, the Bush team will win plaudits domestically for its volte-face on dealing with Iran.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A costly diplomatic error - The president's volte-face may have done more damage to Roberto Madrazo, the probable candidate of the formerly ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
ECONOMIST: The race is on
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- a sudden change from one set of beliefs or plan of action to the opposite
- If you say that someone's behaviour is a volte-face, you mean that they have changed their opinion or decision completely, so that it is the opposite of what it was before.