volte-face

volte-face

美 [ˌvɔlt ˈfɑs]  英 [ˌvɒlt ˈfɑːs]

  • n.(意见或计划的)大转变
  • 网络变卦;向后转;大回转

词形变化

复数:volte-faces  

同义词

英汉双解

n.
1.
(意见或计划的)大转变,完全转变a complete change of opinion or plan
This represents a volte-face in government thinking.
这代表着政府观点的彻底转变。

英汉解释

n.
1.
〈外〉转向,(意见,议论等的)逆转,变卦,180度转变

英英解释

n.

例句

His colleagues demanded an explanation of his extraordinary volte-face .

他的同事要求对他不同寻常的大转变作出解释。

Croxson can even make sense of the record industry's apparent volte-face with the pricing of CDs.

克罗克森甚至可以解释,唱片业对CD定价的态度何以会出现明显转变。

Some observers have blamed the volte-face on lobbying inside the senior echelons of the European Central Bank.

一些观察员认为,欧洲央行(ECB)高层内部的游说,是这种态度转变的原因。

"You say I did a volte-face, but we are going back many years now, " he said.

“你会说我是两面派,但我们早已走上正轨,”他说。

and unlike Mr Morris, whom he takes savagely to task for his volte-face, Mr Shlaim's judgment on Israel has become increasingly harsh.

莫里斯先生因为观点突然转变而受到指责,施莱姆与他不同,对以色列的评判日益严苛。

Harvard is not alone in this volte-face, tacitly acknowledging that something is broken in the world of management education.

哈佛并非是唯一一所态度大转变、默默承认管理教育领域出现问题的商学院。

This winter from 2009 until today, have come a volte-face on several occasions also.

这个冬天从2009年一直到今天,来了还几次大变脸了。

What a strange volte face there has been in the attitudes of Hollywood studios in the last 30 years.

回顾这三十年间,好莱坞的态度发生了匪夷所思的180度转变。