U-turn
美
英 
- n.(汽車等的) U 形轉彎;180 度大轉變
- v.作 180 度大轉彎
- 網絡不準掉頭;U形轉彎;調頭
詞形變化
復數:U-turns 同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | (汽車等的) U 形轉彎,180 度轉彎a turn of 180? that a vehicle makes so that it can move forwards in the opposite direction |
| to do/make a U-turn 作 180 度轉彎 |
2. |
(政策、行為上令人尷尬的)徹底轉變,180 度大轉變a complete change in policy or behaviour, usually one that is embarrassing |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
There was no question of a policy U-turn.
政策急劇大改變是沒有問題的。
Yet the Fed's credibility could be at stake if it allowed itself to be bullied into a late U-turn that is not clearly justified by the data.
不過,如果美聯儲讓自己屈從壓力,在最后關頭完全改變立場,而這種改變又沒有確鑿數據的支撐,那它的信譽也就岌岌可危了。
Mervyn King, Bank of England governor, was forced into a policy U-turn yesterday in an attempt to ease pressure on the UK banking system.
英國央行(BankofEngland)行長默文?金(MervynKing)昨日被迫進行政策“調頭”,試圖緩解英國銀行系統所面臨的壓力。
From some perspectives, this sudden fascination with the past marks something of a U-turn.
以某些觀點來看,這種對歷史突如其來的迷戀猶如180度大轉彎。
The democratic Party used to be against the tax increase, but since the runaway inflation, it took a U-turn on it's tax policy.
民主黨本來是反對加稅計劃的,但由于通貨膨脹加劇,民主黨的稅收政策來了個180度的大轉彎。
There may have been a closet regulatory U-turn, since regulators failed to support the deal publicly when the revolt kicked off.
監管機構的態度可能悄然出現逆轉,因為在抵制行動開始時,監管機構沒有公開支持此筆交易。
Before making a U-turn, Mr. Higuchi stepped out of his truck and adjusted his black baseball cap as he talked to some neighborhood boys.
調頭返回前,通口先生走下車,整理了一下他的黑色棒球帽,與附近的一些男孩交談。
Faced with a population at such an advanced stage of ageing , the German government has executed a dramatic policy U- turn .
面對如此嚴重的老齡化人口,德國政府已實施行戲劇性的政策逆轉。
Keyboard keys accelerated keys back, the front control around key ups and downs of the space bar to a U-turn.
鍵盤上鍵加速,下鍵后退,左右鍵控制車頭起落,空格鍵調頭。
He did not mention that a run of bad inflation figures (up to 4. 4% in February) has made a fiscal U-turn trickier.
預算中他并沒有提到2月份通脹數據達到了4.4%,這個糟糕的數字使財政狀況急轉直下。
To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the U-turn, I have only one thing to say: You turn if you want to.
對等待者與媒體喜愛的醒目政治宣傳標語:U形轉彎(反向轉彎),我只說:如果您要U形轉彎,您轉動。
It remains to be seen how the American public will respond to its national U-turn.
美國公眾對這種國家政策的大轉向反應如何還有待觀察。
If it started from the morning, our day would be totally difference if we did not make the first U turn.
如果是早上開始而我們早上堅持排隊,這一天的活動很可能就完全不一樣了。
A year later, following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the markets made a U-turn.
一年之后,緊接著雷曼兄弟破產,市場急速轉變。
He rode, even making a U-turn, and was in perfect control, all his Parkinson's symptoms gone.
他騎車時控制得很好,甚至還會來個180度大轉彎,一點都看不出他是個帕金森病患者。
What does it say about him that within three or four days he did a complete U-turn?
他在三四天之內來個180度大轉彎說明了什么呢?
He made a U-turn right in the mid of the street and almost hit my car.
他在街中間來了個大轉彎,差點撞上我的車。
When the British survey asked people to labor when they are depressed, U-turn into a bow, the highest point in 46 years of age.
當英國勞力調查詢問人們他們是否抑郁時,U型轉彎成為一個弓形,在46歲時達到最高點。
In Washington, Republicans condemned the U-turn, which came at the end of a 60-day review.
在華盛頓,共和黨在一次60天審查結束時,譴責了這個180度轉變。
Ships at the two ends of the rudder and propeller are, Do not need a U-turn navigation.
船的兩端都有舵和推進器,航行時不需要調頭。
Meanwhile, Downing Street announced that David Cameron, in an apparent U-turn, would now be wearing morning dress and not a business suit.
于此同時,英國政府也宣布大衛·卡梅隆穿著將有明顯的變化,由西裝改穿禮服。
As he announced his U-turn, Mr Mukherjee expressed the hope that MPs would start passing laws again.
當他宣布他的大轉變時,Mukherjee先生表達了他的希望,MPs將開始再次通過立法。
An agreement to publish bank "stress tests" across the European Union would mark a significant policy U-turn by Berlin.
同意發布歐盟(EU)銀行“壓力測試”結果,將標志著德國政府的一大政策轉變。
Doctors welcomed the move; the opposition Labour Party said it was a humiliating U-turn.
醫生們對此舉表示歡迎。反對黨-工黨認為此舉是恥辱性的一百八十度(U型)大轉彎。
But now some leading environmental campaigners have performed a U-turn and said that they got it wrong.
但是現在一些知名環保活動者的態度來了一個一百八十度轉彎,說他們錯了。
They mark a sharp U-turn for Goldman which, despite the turmoil, had been adding employees over the past year.
這一舉措標志著高盛的態度發生了一百八十度的大轉彎——盡管市場動蕩,高盛在過去一年內一直在增加雇員。
I still see the guy once in awhile on the road, but I don't have the energy to do a U-turn and chase after him.
我偶爾還會在路上看見那個人,但是我沒有勇氣轉身去跟他要錢。
She says: 'Our taxi driver decided to make a U-turn on the freeway and we are riding on the shoulder in the fast lane against traffic.
她說:“我們的出租車司機決定在高速路上掉頭,于是我們就上了路肩,正對著快車道上迎面而來的車流。”
The U-turn has angered wildlife experts who say the insect will pose a major public health menace.
這一態度上的急轉彎惹惱了野生生物專家,他們認為這種昆蟲會給公共衛生造成巨大威脅。
This is not the only sharp U-turn Mr Trichet has had to perform recently.
這不是特里謝最近須表現出的唯一的急速轉變。
If any state illustrates the screeching U-turn that American politics has taken in two short years, it's Florida.
如果任何國家說明了刺耳的掉頭,美國政治已經在短短兩年內采取的,它的佛羅里達州。
After spending aggressively for years, Conoco has now made a U-turn by promising to shed assets, cut debt and boost its dividend.
在持續多年大規模投資之后,康菲石油如今徹底扭轉了策略,承諾要清理資產、減少債務、增加股息發放。
Some disillusioned Indonesians even contemplate the unthinkable: a U-turn, back to more central control.
某些失望的印尼公眾提出要180度大轉變,要回歸更集權的控制。
When she noded, I made a U-turn. I looked in the mirror and found the rest of the procession was still following.
她點點頭,我就調轉車頭往回開。我從后視鏡里看到,后面的車隊仍然跟著我們。
Now China must make a policy U-turn, to boost its internal demand and support a co-ordinated expansion throughout east Asia.
現在,中國必須徹底改變政策立場,促進國內需求,支持整個東亞協調一致的擴張。
Could the kingdom's religious leaders be about to make a sharp U-turn?
沙特王國的宗教領袖們會立刻作出大逆轉決定嗎?
the opposition Labour Party said it was a humiliating U-turn.
反對黨工黨說,這是一個可恥的倒退。
Despite his U-turn on the referendum, Mr. Papandreou still faced a fight to survive a parliamentary vote of confidence due late Friday.
盡管帕潘德里歐在公投的事情上已經轉變態度,但他還要為了通過議會于周五晚上舉行的一次信任表決而努力。
Puppy then make a U-turn, chasing its tail, but was failed to bite regardless of how hard he has done.
小狗于是掉頭,追咬自己的尾巴,可是,無論它怎么努力,都無法咬到自己的尾巴。
Her second U-turn came this week: she persuaded her CDU to overcome strong conservative objections, and support minimum wages.
她的第二個政策大轉變就發生于上周:她說服她所領導的基民盟克服保守派的強烈反對,支持最低工資。