about-turn

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Such an about-turn may reflect nervousness about rising prices on the spot market.
這種轉變也反映出對現貨市場價格上漲的擔心。
As part of this about-turn he sent some 80,000 troops into the FATA to take on the militants.
作爲這一徹底轉變得一部分，他派遣了大約8萬名士兵進入部族地區與武裝分子作戰。
In a botched about-turn, Yukio Hatoyama, Japan’s prime minister, conceded that his plan to remove an American military base from the island of Okinawa was not feasible.
原訂計劃被徹底打亂之後，日本首相鳩山由紀夫宣告美軍基地從沖繩島撤離的計劃失敗。

And even though these things can come across-- can come apart slightly under certain scenarios, those details won't matter for what we're about to turn to.
即便這些東西-,在特定情況下不完全同時發生，這些細節不會乾擾到我們將要探討的問題。
耶魯公開課 - 死亡課程節選
Now, I've talked to you essentially about the economic aspect of this phenomenon and I'd like to turn next-- give me a second here I just want to find out where I am in this.
至此我已經基本上給大家,講完了這一現象的經濟意義,接下來,讓我想想,我們該講什麽了
耶魯公開課 - 古希臘歷史簡介課程節選
When transcription happens and it turns out that there's a whole biology associated with this, including molecules that are floating around inside your cells called transcription factors, and their job-- they are molecules that are about particular genes and what some of the sequences and are able to turn on those genes inside cells, to make them transcribe.
研究証明,儅細胞轉錄時,還有與之相關的一整套生物機制在運作,包括一種在你細胞中飄浮著的,稱爲轉錄因子的分子,它們的工作就是,它們知道該轉錄哪一段基因,該轉錄哪一段序列,然後把這些細胞中的基因激活,進行轉錄
耶魯公開課 - 生物毉學工程探索課程節選

FleetBoston did a strategic about-turn last year, when it decided to focus on retail banking.
ECONOMIST: A Titan or a Titanic price?