汉英词典
MEANING OF 朝令夕改
朝令夕改
to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
The order released in the morning is changed at night / The metaphor often changes the propositions and methods, one will be one
早晨发布的命令,晚上就改了。比喻经常改变主张和办法,一会儿一个样。
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即使长期投资者也抱怨朝令夕改。 Even longtime investors complain that the rules seem to keep shifting. | ||
但是有时候你会朝令夕改而让人们很难适应你。 Yet sometimes you are filled with cranky ideas which people find hard to follow. | ||
麻生的声望已被一系列的过失和朝令夕改的政策消磨殆尽。 Mr Aso's reputation has been shredded by a series of gaffes and policy flip-flops. | ||
在力拓案件中,向世人展现了中国市场环境的大观园:贪污腐败、法律法规的朝令夕改、中国政府控制和盘剥外国公司的决心。 Corruption, legal caprice and the government’s determination to control and exploit foreign firms all seem to have played a part in Rio’s troubles. |