switcheroo
noun [ C ] mainly US informal uk/ˌswɪtʃ.əˈruː/ us/ˌswɪtʃ.əˈruː/
骤变，突如其来的变化
an unexpected change, especially one in which one thing or person is quickly or secretly exchanged for another
Devious websites could pull a switcheroo on your home page and install spyware. 欺诈网站可能会在你的主页上突然发生什么变化并安装间谍软件。
Lopez was at third base and Figgins at second - that's a switcheroo from what most expected. 洛佩兹在三垒，费金斯在二垒——这是一个出乎大多数人意料的变化。
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- The singer's late-career switcheroo is not unusual; many long-lived acts change things up occasionally.
- Scientists who took part in the show said the producers pulled a switcheroo so they were not doing the interviews they thought they had agreed to.
- The non-cute sister Blanche used to be jealous of Jane! But then there was a switcheroo. Blanche became a big movie star and Jane became a nobody.
- The movie is premised on a breathtaking switcheroo, a shameless piece of misdirection.