一日一词:掉头U-TURN

自现象级英语

U-TURN

1. 英英释义: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. 为什么选这个词? 

“U-turn”是可数名词,本意是“掉头、转弯”,可以引申为“改变”。开车时“掉头”的英文就是 make a U-turn,所以这个词一点都不难记。U-turn 的引申义“改变”相比 change 更强调改变的彻底性,因此是个非常形象、准确的单词。虽然这个词看起来有点不正式,但在口语和一般的写作中都可以使用。我们来看几个例子。 

在过去两年里,这个地方政府的政策一点都不连贯,总会有各种改变,就可以说: 

In the past two years, the local government has been utterly inconsistent with its policies, making various U-turns.

如果你想要成为一名受人尊重的领导人,你应该避免过多的决策大转弯,我们可以说: 

If you want to be a respected leader, you had better avoid making too many U-turns when making decisions.

不少人批评这个欧洲政府在移民政策问题上出尔反尔, 可以这么写: 

Many critics accuse the European government of doing a sudden U-turn on its promise to take in more immigrants.

《经济学人》在说到变化时常会用 U-turn,比如下面这两句: 

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. 怎样学会使用这个词? 

1)翻译下面的句子: 

他的观点发生了 180° 大转弯,决定和前妻复婚。 (时态:现在完成时,复婚remarry his ex-wife/ divorced wife)

He has made a U-turn and decided to remarry his ex-wife.  

He has made a U-turn and decided to remarry his divorced wife. 

He has made a U-turn, deciding to remarry his ex-wife. 

造句:

例1:To challenge the status quo, the businessman made a sudden U-turn on his marketing strategy. 串联每日一词

例2:Critics accuse the financial management firm of doing a quick U-turn on its promise to increase investments. 仿写例句

例3:Since the onset of rising refugee population, the host community has made an embarrassing political U-turn on its humanitarian policy.  串联每日一词

个人拓展:

释义:mainly disapproving a complete change from one opinion or plan of action to an opposite one

搭配:make/ do/ complete a sudden/quick /complete U-turn on sth

various/ many U-turns

背诵:

Many critics accuse the European government of doing a sudden U-turn on its promise to take in more immigrants.

In the past two years, the local government has been utterly inconsistent with its policies, making various U-turns.

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