单词 | volte-face |
释义 | volte-face From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishvolte-facevolte-face /ˌvɒlt ˈfæsˌ -ˈfɑːs $ ˌvɒːlt ˈfɑːs/ noun [countable usually singular]CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER formal a change to a completely opposite opinion or plan of action SYN U-turnExamples from the Corpusvolte-face• By the end of the year, though, he appeared to have performed a volte-face.• One is the difficulty of explaining Hastings' apparent volte-face.• This explains the miraculous volte-face that took place in 1868. |
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