英语释义

• the period from about 1890 to 1910

片语

the turn of century世纪之交

turn n of the century世纪之交

a turn-of-the-century publication一册在世纪转换之际出版的作品

turn-of-the-century transformation世纪转型

Turn-of-the-Century Estate Home开启本世纪初的房地产首页

Turn of the Century House世纪之交宅邸

the turn of the century本世纪初；世纪初， 世纪末；一个世纪之末和下一个世纪之初

the turn of a century世纪之交

英汉例句

• at the turn of the century battery-powered vehicles were a common sight on city streets, because they were quiet and did not emit any noxious fumes.

  在上世纪之交，电池驱动的汽车成为城市里的街道一景，因为它们行驶安静而且不排放有毒烟气。

• travel was a frequent subject of futuristic predictions, as people at the turn of the century believed that the way we got from one place to the next would drastically change by the year 2000.

  旅游是未来主义者预测时的常见主题，在世纪之初人们相信到了2000年我们从一个地方到另一个地方的方式会彻底改变。

• the forum on china-africa cooperation is an important initiative at the turn of the century for china and african countries to strengthen dialogue, promote cooperation and seek common development.

  举办中非合作论坛，是世纪之交中国和广大非洲国家加强对话，促进合作，共谋发展的一项重要行动。

• t he fashion of at the turn of the century was formal and romantic.

  在世纪之交，美国流行正装和浪漫。

• subprime mortgages, whose share of all mortgages serviced rose from less than 4% at the turn of the century to a peak of around 15% before the crisis, were the most visible examples of this.

  次级抵押贷款就是最明显的例证，世纪之交，它在全部抵押贷款中所占的份额从不到4％，到了经济危机爆发前上涨到了约15％的高峰。