turnabout

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction. countable,uncountable
    — It is a fine dance, fast and intricate, with many turnabouts. The women's long black hair swirls as they turn; […]
  2. A change from one thing to its opposite, or from a situation to the reverse. countable,uncountable
    — Any idea of how many transsexuals there are in America? About 10,000, some 1500 of whom have changed their sex by surgery. The male-to-female turnabout costs $3000-$5000, while the female-to-male process runs up to $12,000.
  3. A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change of mind or flip-flop. countable,uncountable
  4. A three-point turn or any similar act of turning around, with the same outcome, regardless of how many repeated forward-reverse maneuvers it takes. countable,uncountable
  5. A merry-go-round. countable,uncountable

词形变化

turnabouts plural turn-about alternative turn about alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
turnabout dance turnabout is fair play

词源

From turn + about.
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