单词 | to change tack |
释义 | > as lemmasto change (one's) tack f. to change (one's) tack: to switch to a different course of conduct or action. ΚΠ 1830 Royal Cornwall Gaz. 21 Aug. 4/5 If your Majesty does not change your tack, I shall see you before this day three months riding about London in a hackney coach. 1873 Virginia Univ. Mag. Dec. 173 When he caught a sight of Mary's face..he changed tack entirely. 1917 E. Poole His Family xviii. 143 From this night on, Baird changed his tack. 1966 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 6 Oct. 4 Hanoi could also change tack and agree to a truce. 2013 C. Kerr & T. Jones in D. McMurray & A. Ufheil-Somers Arab Revolts xxiii. 213 Al-Wifaq and Wa'ad subsequently changed tack, as the regime's violence made them feel compelled to join forces with the protesters. < as lemmas |
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