the turn of the century

基本解釋

But by the turn of the century, photos show a port city bustling with activity.
而到了世紀(jì)之交，照片則呈現(xiàn)出一派生機(jī)勃勃的港口城市景象。
At the turn of the century, Africa is trying once more, as it did in independence days, to industrialize.
在這世紀(jì)之交，非洲再一次努力實(shí)現(xiàn)工業(yè)化，如同在獨(dú)立之初所做的那樣。
The perfect blue water and golden sands have been attracting tourists since the turn of the century.
在世紀(jì)之交，這里完美的藍(lán)色水質(zhì)和金色沙灘吸引了眾多游客。

Cape May now is as popular a summer holiday place as it was at the turn of the century.
So, this all starts, in terms of putting it in its historical context at the turn of the Century, we said we'd start right in on the 20th Century of where chemistry was.
從歷史的觀點(diǎn)來(lái)看,這些都起源于,上個(gè)世紀(jì)之交,我們說(shuō)我們從。
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For example, in terms of the atomic theory of matter, at the time at the turn of the Century, the understanding was that atoms were the most basic constituent of matter, meaning you couldn't break atoms up into anything smaller - that was it, you're done.
例如在原子理論中,在19，20世紀(jì)之交的時(shí)候,人們認(rèn)為原子是,組成物質(zhì)的最基本粒子,也就是說(shuō)你不能,把原子再分割了,就這樣了。
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But government spending is still notably larger than at the turn of the century.
FORBES: Has The U.S. Government Gotten Bigger Or Smaller? Yes.