u-turn
u-turn — 名詞
1. a driving move where you steer your car in a curve so that you end up facing and
迴轉
車輛轉一百八十度開回原方向
a driving move where you steer your car in a curve so that you end up facing and travelling the way you just came from
Astrid made a U-turn at the traffic lights when she realised she was lost.
Astrid 發現自己迷路了，便在紅綠燈那裡來個迴轉。
collocation: make a U-turn
A sign near the bridge warns drivers that no U-turn is allowed here.
橋邊有個標誌警告駕駛人這裡禁止迴轉。
collocation: no U-turn (prohibition sign)
The taxi driver did a quick U-turn to drop Ishaan at the right gate.
計程車司機快速迴轉，把 Ishaan 載到正確的閘門。
Heavy traffic made it hard to perform a safe U-turn on the narrow street.
車流量大，要在這條窄街上安全迴轉並不容易。
- about-turn
British; can mean the physical turn but more often the figurative reversal
文法句型
make a U-turn
用法筆記
Almost always the object of 'make', 'do', or 'pull' — you 'make a U-turn', not 'turn a U-turn'.
常見錯誤
2. a total switch in someone's opinion or plan, where they end up supporting the ve
政策大轉彎
立場或計畫徹底翻轉成相反方向
a total switch in someone's opinion or plan, where they end up supporting the very thing they used to be against
The government did a complete U-turn on the new tax after weeks of protest.
在民眾抗議數週後，政府對這項新稅徹底大轉彎。
collocation: a U-turn on [issue]
Critics accused the minister of a humiliating U-turn over school funding.
批評者指責這位部長在學校經費上來個難堪的大轉彎。
collocation: U-turn over [issue]; negative connotation
Tamar praised the company's U-turn on plastic packaging as a smart move.
Tamar 稱讚公司在塑膠包裝上的轉向是聰明之舉。
The sudden U-turn left voters wondering what the party really believed.
這次突然的轉向讓選民搞不清楚這個政黨究竟相信什麼。
- reversal
more neutral; doesn't carry the same hint of embarrassment
- about-face
American; a sudden complete change of opinion or position
文法句型
a U-turn on something
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense takes an issue, not a place — 'a U-turn on policy', and it usually carries a critical or embarrassing tone.
常見錯誤
u-turn — 動詞
- u-turnpresent simple I / you / we / they
- u-turns3rd person singular
- u-turning-ing form
- u-turnedpast simple
1. to swing a vehicle right around so that you head back the way you have just driv
迴轉駛回
把車掉頭開回剛來的方向
to swing a vehicle right around so that you head back the way you have just driven
Roya U-turned at the gas station once the map showed the wrong exit.
地圖顯示出口走錯後，Roya 在加油站掉頭駛回。
intransitive: U-turn at [place]
You cannot U-turn here, so drive to the next roundabout instead.
這裡不能迴轉，請開到下一個圓環再轉。
pattern: cannot U-turn (prohibition)
The delivery van U-turned slowly outside the quiet village school.
送貨廂型車在安靜的村莊小學外緩緩迴轉。
Ada signalled, checked her mirror, and U-turned across the empty road.
Ada 打了方向燈、看了後視鏡，便在空蕩的路上迴轉。
- turn around
plainer everyday phrase for the same action
文法句型
U-turn (at a place)
用法筆記
Mostly informal and used without an object; in careful writing 'make a U-turn' (the noun) is preferred over the verb.
2. to swing fully from one view or plan to its opposite, backing what you once reje
態度翻轉
立場從一端徹底改到相反一端
to swing fully from one view or plan to its opposite, backing what you once rejected
The board U-turned on the layoffs after staff threatened to quit in protest.
員工揚言抗議辭職後，董事會在裁員一事上徹底翻轉立場。
intransitive: U-turn on [issue]
Critics laughed when the senator U-turned on the very law he had written.
當這位參議員推翻自己親手寫的法案時，批評者都笑了。
pattern: U-turn on [previous position]
Esteban U-turned on his promise to sell the family farm.
Esteban 推翻了自己要賣掉家族農場的承諾。
The club U-turned on its dress rule once younger members complained loudly.
年輕會員大聲抱怨後，俱樂部推翻了原本的服裝規定。
- stand firm
to refuse to change one's position at all
文法句型
U-turn on something
用法筆記
Distinguish from verb sense 1: this sense always takes 'on' plus an issue or promise, never a place, and describes opinions rather than driving.