U-turn
英英釋義:a complete change of ideas, plans etc
例句:In the past two years, the local government has been utterly inconsistent with its policies, making various U-turns.
2. 為什么選這個詞什荣?
“U-turn”是可數(shù)名詞舶斧,本意是“掉頭、轉(zhuǎn)彎”,可以引申為“改變”。開車時“掉頭”的英文就是 make a U-turn,所以這個詞一點都不難記。U-turn 的引申義“改變”相比 change 更強調(diào)改變的徹底性,因此是個非常形象刹衫、準(zhǔn)確的單詞。雖然這個詞看起來有點不正式搞挣,但在口語和一般的寫作中都可以使用带迟。我們來看幾個例子。
在過去兩年里柿究,這個地方政府的政策一點都不連貫邮旷,總會有各種改變,就可以說:
In the past two years, the local government has been utterly inconsistent with its policies, making various U-turns.
如果你想要成為一名受人尊重的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人蝇摸,你應(yīng)該避免過多的決策大轉(zhuǎn)彎婶肩,我們可以說:
If you want to be a respected leader, you had better avoid making too many U-turns when making decisions.
不少人批評這個歐洲政府在移民政策問題上出爾反爾, 可以這么寫:
Many critics accuse the European government of doing a sudden U-turn on its promise to take in more immigrants.
《經(jīng)濟學(xué)人》在說到變化時常會用 U-turn貌夕,比如下面這兩句:
1) Earlier this year, AMD forced Intel to make a U-turn in its 64-bit-chip strategy.
2) A year later, following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the markets made a U- turn.
3. 怎樣學(xué)會使用這個詞律歼?
1)翻譯下面的句子:
他的觀點發(fā)生了 180° 大轉(zhuǎn)彎,決定和前妻復(fù)婚啡专。
He has made a U-turn and decided to remarry his divorced wife.
(參考翻譯:He has made a U-turn and decided to remarry his divorced wife. 或 He has made a U-turn, deciding to remarry his ex-wife.)
2.He has made a U-turn towards her because of her wealthy.