| 单词 | volte-face |
| 例句 | Benjamin, Brooklyn Well, it’s a bit of a volte-face to ask for utility money now, after refusing their earlier offer of rent. Social Q?s: How to Choreograph the End of a Call 2011-03-10T19:55:58Z The volte-face leaves our protagonist with a very different legacy. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 6, Episode 13 Recap: Life 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z This year, he performs another volte-face, returning with what may well prove the finest recording of his career. Tom Jones: 'Spiritual songs are natural to me' 2010-07-01T20:30:00Z Their scholarly machismo made it possible for Lewis to do a very public volte-face from heartfelt atheism back to Christianity but never entertain the thought of a female Inkling. J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and 'The Fellowship' of fantasy writers 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z But it was the volte-face at the end that garnered headlines. When good TV goes bad: how Roseanne’s dream turned into a nightmare 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Though his music certainly possesses a hostile streak — listen to the striking volte-face in his “Peterloo Overture,” as he depicts armed yeomanry descending on amassed protesters — Arnold never gave up on the power of melody. The Hilarious, Heartbreaking Life and Music of Malcolm Arnold 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z But in what appears to be a volte-face, Burke’s “Ignorance: A Global History” explores the myriad ways in which “not-knowing” affects our lives, sometimes for good, sometimes for ill. Review | Ignorance is not always bliss — and not always bad — a new book argues 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Although the judge said it was difficult to prove how much “moral damage” Santander’s volte-face caused Orcel, he said the bank’s withdrawal created “considerable frustration, uneasiness, uncertainty and a certain discredit in the banking world.” Bruised Santander faces battle to save face in Orcel defeat 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Though it’s happier about other things: “New BBC chief orders Rule, Britannia U-turn” – at last, a chance to report on someone other than the PM and his ministers doing a volte-face. Thursday briefing: 'Russia must explain' as novichok used once again 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Citizens do not expect a volte-face in trust just because a deadly virus appears. China is ill, but it goes much deeper than the coronavirus | Ai Weiwei 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z It’s in keeping with an apparent volte-face that began in 2019. The Victoria’s Secret ‘woke’ rebrand is only skin deep | Priya Elan 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The fuel tax volte-face was the first major U-turn of Macron’s 18-month presidency. Gilets jaunes protests: Eiffel Tower and Louvre to shut amid fears of violence 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Trump’s volte-face reflected the fact that the economic environment he is operating in has changed, leaving him boxed in. The “Tariff Man” President Is Stuck Between China and Wall Street 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z With those facts, what sort of confidence will WADA’s volte-face instill? Edwin Moses: WADA’s Credibility Rides on Its Russia Decision 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z So Mr Trump’s volte-face, just after the somewhat subdued reception he had given his Korean ally in Washington, was embarrassing. Detente between America and North Korea seems back on track 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The irony of this volte-face isn't lost on many Kiwis, but you'll find few here who still bear a grudge. New Zealand happy to forget the UK's 'betrayal' 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Before his Reykjavik volte-face, Ronald Reagan threatened to lob one into the Kremlin. Nuclear war became more likely this week | Robert Andersen and Martin J Sherwin 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Another sign of how much things have shifted is a volte-face by Silicon Valley’s most powerful man. Take it from the insiders: Silicon Valley is eating your soul | John Harris 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z It seemed certain that nuclear had no future in Britain – which is why, when the government performed a volte-face three years later, so many onlookers were astonished. Hinkley Point: the ‘dreadful deal’ behind the world’s most expensive power plant 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Still, Trump's praise of Xi and China is a stunning volte-face from his China-bashing campaign rhetoric. Trump, Aiming to Coax Xi Jinping, Bets on Flattery 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The sum of all this is a gradual, but undeniable, volte-face in IS's propaganda. The battle for control of Islamic State's 'virtual utopia' 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Now Britain and other Nato allies will be under pressure to perform a similar volte-face, and increase their combined troop deployments above the current level of roughly 6,500. Why Trump's Afghanistan strategy risks the worst of both worlds 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Steven Weber, an international relations specialist from the University of California, Berkeley, said Trump’s volte-face towards China suggested pragmatism was kicking in. 'Great chemistry': Trump abandons China criticism as Russia ties suffer 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Pull back further, and the volte-face is even more stunning. Trump’s airstrike: a convenient U-turn from a president who can’t be trusted | Jonathan Freedland 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z This volte-face was replicated by Turkey, a key regional player. Bashar al-Assad: after Idlib is the president's luck running out? 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z American bosses’ volte-face on Mr Trump seems uncharacteristically excitable. Why American bosses have become giddy, last-minute fans of Donald Trump 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z But he evidently left the building with a favourable impression, producing this volte-face. Trump interview: Key points from sit-down with New York Times - BBC News 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Her volte-face on trade sounded – and was later proved by leaked emails – unconvincing at best; deeply cynical at worst. Why Hillary Clinton lost the election: the economy, trust and a weak message 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Duterte’s trip is the strongest hint yet of a stunning diplomatic volte-face towards China from the Philippines. China courts Philippines leader Duterte amid signs of US rift 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Another speaker at the Texas Tribune Festival, the Libertarian presidential candidate, Gary Johnson, said he was surprised by the volte-face. Ted Cruz refuses to say Donald Trump is fit to be president after endorsement 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Of course, it is not clear that Mr Duterte will be able to strike a deal with China, or even that he will continue to pursue the diplomatic volte-face he seems to be contemplating. Sceptred bile 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z In defending his stunning volte-face, the former speaker merely asserted that "we are in a different era." Evasion and Apostasy 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z His volte-face is typical of the global elite. Tycoonomics 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Although it was not appreciated at the time, Obama’s volte-face may in part be a response to concern that Russian geo-strategic encroachment is opening a new chapter in the Great Game. Russia's involvement in Afghanistan increasingly echoes Syria campaign 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z In the wake of saving Sunderland from relegation last spring, Advocaat announced his retirement before being talked into a volte-face by Ellis Short, the club’s owner. Dick Advocaat could be ready to leave Sunderland regardless of West Ham result 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z But within two weeks, on September 13th, Mrs Merkel performed a volte-face that stunned the European Union. Europe starts putting up walls 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Croatia’s volte-face is only one of several by EU governments this month as they grapple with the huge flows of migrants. Migrant Flow Into Croatia From Serbia Swells 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z This represented quite a volte-face, Sunderland’s manager having previously insisted Defoe belonged in a wide role these days. Tottenham Hotspur’s Ryan Mason downs Sunderland but needs stretcher 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z The volte-face reveals much about both the oddities of China’s economy and the difficulty of reforming it. The battle of midpoint 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Erdoğan used last week’s volte-face, when Turkey finally began targeting Isis after months of inaction, to initiate a simultaneous offensive against the PKK on the grounds that they are all terrorists. Syrian safe zone: US relents to Turkish demands after border crisis grows 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z There are some obvious contradictions in this volte-face, but for now most Cubans are not bothering to question them too deeply. Cuba and America: The End of an Estrangement 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z So unless the Greeks did a complete volte-face – the chances of which were vanishingly small – debt restructuring would not have been on the table. When Is A Default Not A Default? 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z He also wants the votes of those in university towns, many of whom are disillusioned with Mr Clegg’s volte-face. Class war 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z For that reason Ukrainian officials were forced into a volte-face on the question of debt restructuring. Bigger and better 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Will Juve perform a volte-face and allow him to leave in light of his indiscretions? Football transfer rumours: Arturo Vidal to Manchester United (again)? 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Google didn't elaborate on the European Commission's apparent volte-face, but said it will continue to work with the commission to resolve the concerns. Google's EU antitrust woes extended 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Kissinger, who once dismissed Chile as a “dagger pointed at the heart of Antarctica,” performed a volte-face. An Age Of Realism: Nixon, Kissinger, And The Limits Of Power 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z The government’s volte-face is effectively an admission that it was wrong to ignore scientists who warned that culling badgers would be ineffective in stemming the spread of bovine TB to cattle. Seven days: 4–10 April 2014 2014-04-09T17:20:15.453Z He spent most of his life as a free-trade campaigner, only to perform a volte-face in 1930 to support tariffs and then aggressively defend Britain’s use of them against America in the second world war. Economic history: A Keynes for all seasons 2013-11-26T13:30:00Z He spent most of his life as a free-trade campaigner, only to perform a volte-face in 1930 to support tariffs and then aggressively defend Britain’s use of them against America in the Second World War. Economic history: A Keynes for all seasons 2013-11-26T13:30:00Z Now, however, is the emirate in for another screeching volte-face? Qatar’s Ruler Said to Plan Transfer of Power 2013-06-24T17:36:01Z The volte-face on the bank levy followed mounting criticism of MPs for rejecting the first bailout accord. Cyprus bailout deal closer after MPs vote for bank shake-up 2013-03-22T23:59:17Z The volte-face on the bank levy followed mounting criticism of MPs for rejecting the first bailout accord in the first place. Savings tax for Cyprus looms again after Russia turns its back 2013-03-22T20:30:35Z The administration’s choice of an asteroid is a volte-face from the ‘Moon-first’ doctrine espoused during the presidency of George W. Bush. Duelling visions stall NASA 2012-12-12T18:20:54.337Z Clear evidence of this is the volte-face the Romney camp has done in the past few days on "Romneycare", a topic that it had treated as thoroughly radioactive until now. Mitt Romney flip-flops on healthcare to woo back women 2012-08-28T12:56:09Z The move is a volte-face for Murdoch, whose historic career started when he inherited his father's Australian newspapers. News Corp plan to split company will likely reinvigorate investors 2012-06-26T18:34:40Z The signals coming from the preparatory talks, however, suggest it'll be a wiggle rather than a volte-face. The joylessness of shopping 2012-05-24T11:51:47Z Even Dr. William writes with a tone of mild surprise when he speaks of the terrific volte-face which he thinks Sun Yat-sen performed. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z The individual who did not at all appreciate the sudden volte-face was, as may be imagined, Mademoiselle Brunelle. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The diplomatic volte-face and the futile attempts of Maria Theresa to recover Silesia which followed this treaty belong to the general history of Europe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z "You say I did a volte-face, but we are going back many years now," he said. United planning for life after Ferguson 2011-07-30T23:08:01Z Chiappino enters with Eulalia, making excuses for his volte-face both in politics and love, and shows that he falls completely into the trap the clever and satirical ecclesiastic has set for the pretended patriot. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z British Business Secretary Vince Cable said of the swift volte-face by politicians queuing up to condemn the Murdochs. Murdochs to face UK government inquiry, FBI to probe News Corp 2011-07-15T02:31:14Z Frederick II. having by a fresh volte-face passed into alliance with Great Britain, Louis XV.’s government accepted an alliance with Maria Theresa in the treaty of the 1st of May 1756. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The volte-face is turning into a gamble on the elder Qaddafi, 68, keeping power long enough to bequeath it to him. Davos Man Qaddafi Jr. Fights for Family’s Future in U-Turn 2011-03-09T11:36:14Z The volte-face is turning into a gamble on his father keeping power long enough to bequeath it to him. Davos Man Qaddafi Jr. Fights for Future in Civil Rights U-Turn 2011-03-09T07:36:32Z And I am wondering whether this rather bewildering volte-face is to be permanent. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z Less than two hours before I was due to appear at this ball my mind had to make a complete volte-face in the matter of cravats. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z The reported reversal by the State Department is strikingly similar to a Pentagon volte-face on a prior WikiLeaks release. The Lede: U.S. Officials Reportedly Said WikiLeaks Revelations Were 'Not Damaging' 2011-01-20T00:47:35Z Facebook's volte-face is likely to be a case of 'once bitten, twice shy'. Facebook U-turns on data sharing 2011-01-18T10:33:46Z For some, the volte-face amounts to a cynical ploy by a government facing its first test at the ballot box since assuming power last October. Greek prime minister makes pre-election pledge on pay and investment 2010-10-24T18:52:00Z That represents a complete volte-face from Rooney's statement on Wednesday questioning whether the club were in danger of stagnating under the ownership of the Glazer family. Rooney performs U-turn by committing to United until 2015 2010-10-22T11:49:00Z In perhaps the single biggest policy volte-face of the coalition negotiations, the Lib Dems abandoned their policy of maintaining the government's economic stimulus through this financial year and backed the tougher Tory plan instead. Mervyn King: I gave Nick Clegg no new information on debt crisis 2010-07-28T14:12:00Z At this question Henry Brown performed a volte-face. The Gay Adventure A Romance He was sure the Guardsman had been drinking, but that fact alone would not account for such an amazing volte-face. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 Certainly he had made an odd volte-face, when he whipped about at twenty-eight and went off on that exploring expedition to Africa. Shadows of Flames A Novel Helen, frank and generous-minded to a degree, would have preferred a gradual subsidence of wrath to this remarkable volte-face. The Silent Barrier I therefore contented myself with keeping in touch with Colonel House so that I should not be taken by surprise by any volte-face on the part of the American Government. My Three Years in America Are these the only countries in the world whose people and whose manners have turned volte-face within less than half a century? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 It was the same as that which he had for Hincks's volte-face. The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe It is possible to trace roughly the process by which this remarkable volte-face has been brought about. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Such a volte-face as this was not only palpably unjust, it was altogether too nimble a bit of gymnastics for Duplay to appreciate. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House They turned tail with screams and fled to a distance, more than one falling in the sudden volte-face. The Long Night Miriam looked at him, as if puzzled by this sudden volte-face; then, with a slight shrug of her shoulders, went out of the room. The Woman's Way Miss Robinson, of course, had had to be told of the reason for the volte-face, the fact that Althea had found, after all, that she cared more for Franklin Winslow Kane. Franklin Kane We have had in France an example of volte-face in taste which I confess has left me gasping. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters The Spanish politician has evidently not a little mind, for he has no fear whatever of inconsistency, nor, in fact, of making a volte-face whenever he sees any reason for doing so. Spanish Life in Town and Country The result has been that complete volte-face of the whole scientific world which must seem so surprising to the present generation. Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work Bulgaria's present volte-face is no chance product of panic, but a logical step in her national policy. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. To Roy she had never seemed more charming; and his own abrupt volte-face was unsteadying, to say the least of it. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India They were mildly derisive with Violet over her volte-face. The Real Adventure "Well," marvelled she, "here is a surprise—here is a volte-face indeed." My Friend Prospero Here is an anomaly, a paradox; progress made in spite of its rejection; and, recently, a total volte-face. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic But the article of this morning had shown a complete--and in Oliver's opinion, as he read it at the breakfast-table--an extravagant volte-face. The Testing of Diana Mallory And just because he had neither pleaded nor stormed, she had come perilously near to an ignominious volte-face, from which she had only been saved by something in him, not in herself. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Lastly, they have, in its highest development, the capacity to make a volte-face with grace and equanimity. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines It didn't often happen that any one was as entirely to blame for a calamity to some one else as Mary was for this volte-face of Paula's. Mary Wollaston By this time certain influential Teuton aeronautical experts who had previously ridiculed Zeppelin's idea had made a perfect volte-face. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War The man whom Sue, in her mental volte-face, was now regarding as her inseparable husband, lived still at Marygreen. Jude the Obscure True, he had advanced an apparently sound reason for this volte-face of his, but still— The affair, too, in Maresfield Gardens. The Four Faces A Mystery This singular volte-face on the part of our dramatist has of course been the subject of infinite discussion. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller China also has had her changes; not indeed so marked or rapid, not so much in the nature of a volte-face on all her past as those of her neighbor. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 But that Aubrey should join in the general criticism and present such a complete volte-face to the opinions he had always held was beyond her comprehension. The Sheik As for Elinor, her self-control was at last rewarded, thanks to a strange volte-face on the part of Lucy Steele who, finding that Robert Ferrars had the money, married him and jilted his brother. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction The volte-face of The Times sufficiently well known. The European Anarchy It seems to us that those distinguished critics who complain of Nietzsche's complete volte-face and his uncontrollable recantations and revulsions of feeling have completely overlooked this aspect of the question. Thoughts out of Season Part I But Russia's betrayal is not sufficient to account for the Serbian volte-face. After the Rain : how the West lost the East Write this.—A volte-face 'tis indeed!—Write, write! The Dynasts Alexander VI has been widely accused of effecting a volte-face at this stage and betraying his Neapolitan allies; but his conduct, properly considered, can hardly amount to that. The Life of Cesare Borgia First Betty’s skittishness; now her mother’s remorseful volte-face: it was enough to exasperate anybody; and he wrote to the widow in a tone which led to a little coolness between those hitherto firm friends. A Group of Noble Dames America made a volte-face and turned to the setting sun. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty He himself had thought that the volte-face such circumstances demanded would surely leave a man staring at things foreign enough to bore him. T. Tembarom Caught in the unique trap, created by the passage of the cession act and the sudden volte-face of its repeal, he struggled desperately to extricate himself. The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 And it is precisely this attitude which Mr Bergson, by a volte-face which will remain familiar to him in the course of his researches, reverses from the outset. A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson |
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