volte-face
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++volte-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 〔意见、行动计划等的〕完全改变,大转变,180度大转弯 SYN U-turn
Examples from the Corpus
volte-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.volte-face nounChinese
or change Corpus to opinion plan a of a completely opposite
volte-face
volte-face /ˌvɒlt ˈfæsˌ -ˈfɑːs $ ˌvɒːlt ˈfɑːs/
noun [countable usually singular]
formal a change to a completely opposite opinion or plan of action
SYN U-turn
volte-face /ˌvɒlt ˈfæsˌ -ˈfɑːs $ ˌvɒːlt ˈfɑːs/
noun [countable usually singular]formal a change to a completely opposite opinion or plan of action
SYN U-turn