turn of the century是什么意思及反义词

turn of the century是什么意思及反义词

turn of the century
[英][tə:n ɔv ðə ˈsentʃuri][美][tɚn ʌv ði ˈsɛntʃəri]
本世纪初;

例句:

1.
Lt's been illegal since the turn of the century.
上世纪之交的时候它被禁了。

2.
At the turn of the century, alzheimer's research seemed promising.
随着新世纪的到来，阿尔茨海默氏病的研究似乎前途一片光明。2015-03-10

turn of the century
世纪之交
turn
v.翻转；旋转；转动；转向；轮流；（使）变得
n.轮流；转动
例句
用作动词 (v.)
The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.
空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
Men carried corpses in blankets away from the scene and a dozen others tried to turn over a car with two bodies beneath.
搬运工把用毯子盖着的尸体搬离现场，另有十多人试图翻转汽车，搬出下面的两具尸体。
At each turn the screw goes in further.
每一次旋转都使螺丝钉更向里进。
She got up and spun a little turn.
她站起身来，打了个小旋转。
The earth turns round the sun.
地球绕日运行。
The river turns north at this point.
这条河从这里转向北方。
Nothing will ever turn him from his purpose.
什么也不能使他改变目标。
The students clean the classroom everyday in turn.
学生们每天轮流打扫教室。
用作名词 (n.)
It is now his turn to set me up to a nice dinner.
现在轮到他请我吃一顿丰盛的晚餐了。
Hold the strap, please. I am making a turn now.
请抓牢皮带。我现在要转弯了。2015-10-21

世纪之交
反义词：end of the century2015-03-10

the turn of the century就是
一个世纪之末和下一个世纪之初2015-03-10

turn of the century
固定短语，译为19世纪未20世纪初, 19世纪与20世纪转换交替时期

；一个世纪之末和下一个世纪之初；世纪初，世纪末

英英释义
n.1.the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century

参考例句
1.Just as at the turn of the century, we hover between great hopes and great fears.
正如世纪之交时那样，我们再次在巨大的希望和忧虑之间彷徨不定。 收藏
2.For a time at the turn of the century it sebed that the lion and the lamb might lie down together.
十九世纪和二十世纪之交，一度认为狮子和羔羊可能躺在一起。2015-10-20