English Dictionary

U-turn

名詞

直訳 比喩的用法

(literally) A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction. / (figuratively) A reversal of policy; an about-face, a backflip.

日本語の意味

車両が半円を描いて進行方向を反転させる動作（車のUターン） / 政策や態度の逆転、方針の変更

The driver completed a risky U-turn on the highway to avoid the traffic jam ahead.

運転手は渋滞を避けるために高速道路で危険な180度の方向転換をした。

意味（1）

(literally) A turn in a vehicle carried out by driving in a semicircle in order to travel in the opposite direction.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A reversal of policy; an about-face, a backflip.

The government have done a U-turn and are now supporting greater European integration instead of opposing it.

U-turns （ plural ）