大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 turn of the century


释义：

turn of the century 世纪之交；19世纪与20世纪转换交替时期；19世纪末20世纪初

例句：



It was built at the turn of the century.

这是在世纪之交修建的。



They fled to South America around the turn of the century.

他们在世纪之交时逃往南美。



Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.

她的祖先在世纪之交时来到了洛杉矶。



From the turn of the century onward, she shared the life of the aborigines.

从世纪之交以后，她就过着和土著人一样的生活。



One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century—that's when they began keeping records, anyhow.

一所保存虚假声明记录的学校说，这种做法至少可以追溯到世纪之交——不管怎么说，那是他们开始保存记录的时候。



By the turn of the century, Pittsburgh had the highest death rate in the United States.

到了世纪交替时，匹兹堡的死亡率居全美之首。



Queen Victoria died at the turn of the century.

维多利亚女皇在世纪之交去世了。



Here are some cool photos of electric cars from the turn of the century.

这里是几幅上世纪电动汽车的照片。



Around the turn of the century, the limitations of GDI became more apparent.

到了世纪之交，GDI的限制越来越显现。



But by the turn of the century, photos show a port city bustling with activity.

而到了世纪之交，照片则呈现出一派生机勃勃的港口城市景象。



Fundamental work in this field was carried out around the turn of the century.

这方面的基础工作是在进入本世纪前后的一段时间内进行的。



At times, the gap was almost as wide as during the Y2K fears at the turn of the century.

有时，差距之大接近2000年，经历世纪之交的恐惧时的利率差。



The problem, you see, is that we are now at the turn of the century. We're worried about the millennium bug.

您知道，问题是我们正处在世纪之交，千年虫让我们担忧。



"It's very similar to the way the British looked at us, say, around the turn of the century," Barnett says.

“这与世纪之际时，英国看待我们的观点相同。”巴内特说。



Only since the turn of the century have the companies cracked the economics of the tar sands, argues Mr George.

乔治先生辩解道，在本世纪到来之前，各公司都在为油砂开采不盈利而发愁，无暇它顾。



When I joined the army, even before the turn of the century it was the fulfillment of all my boyish hopes and dreams.

我从军是在本世纪开始之前，而这是我童年的希望与梦想的实现。



One of the most interesting Americans alive around the turn of the century, was a man by the name of Russell Herman Conwell.

罗素·赫尔曼·康威尔是本世纪之交最有趣的美国人之一。



At the turn of the century, in August of 1999 or 2000, Kursk will be covered with water, and the whole world will be weeping over it.

在世纪之交的时候，大概是1999年或者2000年的8月，库尔斯克将被水淹没，整个世界都会为之流泪。