u-turn
US /ˈjuː.tɜːrn/
UK /ˈjuː.tɜːrn/
名词
1.
U形转弯, 掉头
a U-shaped turn made by a vehicle, typically in a road, so as to face in the opposite direction
示例:
•
The driver made a quick U-turn to go back the way he came.
司机迅速来了个U形转弯，回到了他来的方向。
•
Making a U-turn is prohibited on this street.
这条街禁止U形转弯。
2.
大转弯, 政策转变
a complete change of policy or opinion
示例:
•
The government made a sudden U-turn on its economic policy.
政府突然对其经济政策来了个大转弯。
•
His decision was a complete U-turn from what he said last week.
他的决定与他上周所说的完全是一百八十度大转弯。
动词
1.
掉头, 做U形转弯
to make a U-turn with a vehicle
示例:
•
You can't U-turn here, it's a one-way street.
你不能在这里掉头，这是一条单行道。
•
He had to U-turn when he realized he missed his exit.
当他意识到错过了出口时，他不得不掉头。
在 Lingoland 学习这个单词