U-turn
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++U-turn /ˈjuː tɜːn $ ˌjuː ˈtɜːrn/ noun [countable] 1 TTa turn that you make in a car, on a bicycle etc, so that you go back in the direction you came from 〔汽车、自行车等的〕U 形转弯，180 度转弯，掉头make/do a U-turn He made a quick U-turn and sped away. 他迅速掉了个头，飞快地开走了。2 CHANGE YOUR MINDa complete change of ideas, plans etc 〔观念、计划等的〕彻底改变，180 度大转变make/do a U-turn Critics accused the government of doing a U-turn on its promise to increase education spending. 批评者指责政府彻底违背增加教育开支的承诺。
Examples from the Corpus
U-turn• I started my car and did a U-turn, pulling up next to him.• The government was forced to do a U-turn after angry protests about their taxation policy.• He also once made a U-turn on the Golden Gate Bridge and crashed his patrol car.• The Supreme Court, once a champion of efforts to mix black and white, has performed a U-turn.• But the decision would be seen by Labour as another U-turn.• The road soon snakes to the east, giving the impression of a gigantic U-turn.• The party lost all public support after a series of U-turns and policy failures.make/do a U-turn• I started my car and did a U-turn, pulling up next to him.• If that happens, some economists believe Mr Greenspan could make a u-turn on taxes early next year.• Do you mind if I do a U-turn through that smashed barrier and get back to Freiburg?• I did a U-turn and headed back home.• Mitterrand made a decisive U-turn in 1983 and cut government spending.• He also once made a U-turn on the Golden Gate Bridge and crashed his patrol car.• Should she do a U-turn and sell him the house? she wondered.• She made a U-turn and drove away, her son still crying.• She glanced behind her, then made a U-turn, and we began retracing the 45 minute drive to the hospital.make/do a U-turn• I started my car and did a U-turn, pulling up next to him.• If that happens, some economists believe Mr Greenspan could make a u-turn on taxes early next year.• Do you mind if I do a U-turn through that smashed barrier and get back to Freiburg?• He also once made a U-turn on the Golden Gate Bridge and crashed his patrol car.• Should she do a U-turn and sell him the house? she wondered.• She made a U-turn and drove away, her son still crying.• She glanced behind her, then made a U-turn, and we began retracing the 45 minute drive to the hospital.U-turn nounChinese
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U-turn
U-turn /ˈjuː tɜːn $ ˌjuː ˈtɜːrn/
noun [countable]
1. a turn that you make in a car, on a bicycle etc, so that you go back in the direction you came from
make/do a U-turn
He made a quick U-turn and sped away.
2. a complete change of ideas, plans etc
make/do a U-turn
Critics accused the government of doing a U-turn on its promise to increase education spending.
■ a great change
▪transformation noun [uncountable and countable] a change in which something or someone becomes completely different: There has been a complete transformation in his attitude since he became a father. | her transformation from shy local girl to famous movie actress
▪revolution noun [countable] a complete change in ways of thinking or working: The 1970s saw the beginnings of a new technological revolution. | Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity started a revolution in scientific thinking.
▪shake-up noun [countable] a situation in which a lot of changes are very quickly made in a system or organization in order to make it more effective: The department has not performed well and is badly in need of a shake-up. | The Administration is planning a thorough shake-up of the welfare system.
▪U-turn noun [countable] a complete change in the plans of a government or political party so that it decides to do the opposite of what it originally said it would do: The government was forced to do a U-turn after angry protests about their taxation policy.
U-turn /ˈjuː tɜːn $ ˌjuː ˈtɜːrn/
noun [countable]1. a turn that you make in a car, on a bicycle etc, so that you go back in the direction you came from
make/do a U-turn
2. a complete change of ideas, plans etc
make/do a U-turn
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