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单词 volte-face
释义
volte-face
noun[Cusually singular]
literary
uk
/ˌvɒltˈfæs/us
/ˌvoʊltˈfæs/
pluralvolte-face
asuddenchangefrom one set ofbeliefsorplanofactionto theopposite:
（信仰等的）大转变，完全转变
In 1986 hemadea verypublicanddramaticpoliticalvolte-face from Left to Right.1986年他在政治上公开来了个大转变，从左派变成了右派。
Synonyms
U-turnmainlydisapproving
about-faceUS
about-turnUK
flip-flop(CHANGE)USinformal
reversal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Changing your mind
  • 180
  • about-face
  • about-turn
  • back away
  • back out
  • cave in
  • cold
  • come round
  • have another think comingidiom
  • move
  • oscillate
  • oscillation
  • pendulum
  • pull
  • pull out
  • think againidiom
  • think better ofsomethingidiom
  • time-server
  • time-serving
  • walk
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Turning points & deciding moments
(Definition ofvolte-facefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvolte-face

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It is the aim of this article to account for this complete and dramaticvolte-face.
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An intellectualvolte-faceis required, from questions about the scientificity of economic calculation to questions about the implication of calculative practices for the self-understanding of science.
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There is novolte-faceexpected.
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They have made their position so public that it would be a bigvolte-facefor them to change their minds.
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Why is this short period must we be faced with this completevolte-face?
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Thisvolte-faceis the third change of policy in seven years.
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If he thought that the justification for opposing the change was sustainable then, his currentvolte-faceis incredible and—worse—risible.
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We will need money, which we must take away from other energy sources, to effect thisvolte-face.
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They have genuinely found it difficult to come to terms with the rout that has taken place—the completevolte-face.
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There is no question of a 24-hourvolte-face.
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I wait to hear from him any new evidence in support of the completevolte-facethat has taken place since 1997.
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We are entitled to inquire: what has happened since to justify the proposedvolte-face?
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In a quiet and unobtrusive way and as a lone example, they did avolte-faceon all their political doctrines.
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Only united resistance by local authorities and trade unions, and an intelligentvolte-faceby the new chairman, have created the opportunity for a constructive compromise.
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There seems to be total confusion; there has certainly been avolte-facein the space of three minutes.
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