u-turn

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT If you make a U-turn when you are driving or riding a bicycle, you turn in a half circle in one movement, so that you are then going in the opposite direction. U形轉(zhuǎn)彎; 掉頭
Dave made a U-turn on North Main and drove back to Depot Street. 戴夫在北干道掉頭，把車開回了第伯街。
2. N-COUNT If you describe a change in someone's policy, plans, or actions as a U-turn, you mean that it is a complete change. (政策、計劃、行動等) 180度大轉(zhuǎn)彎; 徹底轉(zhuǎn)變[表不滿]
He's doing a U-turn and forecasting 1% growth this year after earlier predicting a 2% drop. 他來了個180度大轉(zhuǎn)彎，早先預(yù)言今年會有2%的下降，現(xiàn)在又預(yù)言會有1%的增長。