| 释义 |
about-face
a·bout-face (ə-bout′fās′)n.1. a. The act of pivoting to face in the opposite direction from the original, especially in a military formation.b. A military command to turn clockwise 180°.2. A total change of attitude or viewpoint.intr.v. a·bout-faced, a·bout-fac·ing, a·bout-fac·es To reverse direction.about′ face′
interj. (used as a military command to perform an about-face.) [1860–65] a•bout-face (n. əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs, əˈbaʊtˈfeɪs; v. əˌbaʊtˈfeɪs)
n., v. -faced, -fac•ing. n. 1. (in close-order drill) a 180° turn from the position of attention. 2. a complete change in position, direction or attitude. v.i. 3. to perform an about-face. [1860–65, Amer.] about-face
Past participle: about-faced
Gerund: about-facing
| Imperative |
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| about-face | | about-face |
| Present |
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| I about-face | | you about-face | | he/she/it about-faces | | we about-face | | you about-face | | they about-face |
| Preterite |
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| I about-faced | | you about-faced | | he/she/it about-faced | | we about-faced | | you about-faced | | they about-faced |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am about-facing | | you are about-facing | | he/she/it is about-facing | | we are about-facing | | you are about-facing | | they are about-facing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have about-faced | | you have about-faced | | he/she/it has about-faced | | we have about-faced | | you have about-faced | | they have about-faced |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was about-facing | | you were about-facing | | he/she/it was about-facing | | we were about-facing | | you were about-facing | | they were about-facing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had about-faced | | you had about-faced | | he/she/it had about-faced | | we had about-faced | | you had about-faced | | they had about-faced |
| Future |
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| I will about-face | | you will about-face | | he/she/it will about-face | | we will about-face | | you will about-face | | they will about-face |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have about-faced | | you will have about-faced | | he/she/it will have about-faced | | we will have about-faced | | you will have about-faced | | they will have about-faced |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be about-facing | | you will be about-facing | | he/she/it will be about-facing | | we will be about-facing | | you will be about-facing | | they will be about-facing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been about-facing | | you have been about-facing | | he/she/it has been about-facing | | we have been about-facing | | you have been about-facing | | they have been about-facing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been about-facing | | you will have been about-facing | | he/she/it will have been about-facing | | we will have been about-facing | | you will have been about-facing | | they will have been about-facing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been about-facing | | you had been about-facing | | he/she/it had been about-facing | | we had been about-facing | | you had been about-facing | | they had been about-facing |
| Conditional |
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| I would about-face | | you would about-face | | he/she/it would about-face | | we would about-face | | you would about-face | | they would about-face |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have about-faced | | you would have about-faced | | he/she/it would have about-faced | | we would have about-faced | | you would have about-faced | | they would have about-faced |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  about-face - act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formationabout turnturnabout, reversion, turnaround, reversal, reverse - turning in the opposite direction | | 2. |  about-face - a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"policy change, volte-face, reversalchange - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"undoing - an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done) | | Verb | 1. |  about-face - turn, usually 180 degrees turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" | | 2. |  about-face - change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpointrethink - change one's mind; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation" |
about-faceverbTo turn sharply around:double (back), reverse.Translationsabout-face
an about-faceA sudden, complete turn or change of direction. This phrase can describe one's physical movement or a change in concept. She did an about-face and walked back up the steps once she saw that the subway wasn't running. Based on the reactions we got from test audiences, we need to do an about-face with the movie's plot.* about-face (on someone or something)Fig. a reversal of attitude or action. (*Typically: do ~; have ~.) She did an about-face on her rule about not eating in the living room. Now we can do it if we want.about-face
Synonyms for about-faceverb to turn sharply aroundSynonymsSynonyms for about-facenoun act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formationSynonymsRelated Words- turnabout
- reversion
- turnaround
- reversal
- reverse
noun a major change in attitude or principle or point of viewSynonyms- policy change
- volte-face
- reversal
Related Wordsverb turn, usually 180 degreesRelated Wordsverb change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpointRelated Words |