En:2001772468
about-face n.sing. chèdǐ zhuǎnbiàn (guāndiǎn, tàidu, dd.) 彻底转变(观点、态度、等等) ‖ He did an about-face on this issue. Zài zhège wèntí shang tā de guāndiǎn chèdǐ biàn le. 在这个问题上他的观点彻底变了。 (Subentry of:) ►about [əˈbaʊt] {BE/A} prep. ①guānyú 关于; yǒuguān 有关 ‖ What's this book ∼? ... It's ∼ modern art. Zhè běn shū shì jiǎng shénme de? ... Shì guānyú dāngdài yìshù de. 这本书是讲什么的? …是关于当代艺术的。 ②zhìyú ... 至于… ‖ ∼ those books, I do indeed want to have a look at them. Zhìyú nàxiē shū, wǒ díquè xiǎng kànkan. 至于那些书,我的确想看看。 ◆adv. ①dàyuē 大约 ‖ I study ∼ six hours a day. Wǒ měitiān xuéxí liù xiǎoshí zuǒyòu. 我每天学习六小时左右。 ②jīhū 几乎; mǎshàng 马上 ‖ Dinner is ∼ ready. Wǎnfàn mǎshàng jiù hǎo le. 晚饭马上就好了。 ③dàochù 到处; zhōuwéi 周围; fùjìn 附近 ‖ There is no one ∼. Zhōuwéi méi rén. 周围没人。 ◆adj. gāngyào 刚要 ‖ We were ∼ to leave when he arrived. Wǒmen gāng yào zǒu, tā jiù dào le. 我们刚要走, 他就到了。
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