释义 |
turnaboutturn‧a‧bout /ˈtɜːnəbaʊt $ ˈtɜːrn-/ noun - a surprising turnabout in church policy
- For Lyndon Johnson, the turnabout was even more abrupt and total.
- How and why did this extraordinary and extraordinarily rapid turnabout in attitudes take place?
- The turnabout Howard and Mark conjured up was more than I could have expected.
- The dramatic turnabout undoubtedly reflects the trauma of once again seeing non-stop television coverage of bloodied bodies and grieving families.
- The fall into loss last year represents a dramatic turnabout from the late 1980s.
- This turnabout is affecting the whole ski business in Britain, not least the magazines.
- This burst of activity marks a major turnabout in the publishing industry.
1[countable usually singular] British English a complete change in someone’s opinions, ideas, or methods: an extraordinarily rapid turnabout in attitudes2turnabout is fair play American English used to say that because someone else has done something to you, you can do it to them too |