汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
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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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

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.