the turn of the century

基本解释

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。
At the turn of the century, Africa is trying once more, as it did in independence days, to industrialize.
在这世纪之交，非洲再一次努力实现工业化，如同在独立之初所做的那样。
The perfect blue water and golden sands have been attracting tourists since the turn of the century.
在世纪之交，这里完美的蓝色水质和金色沙滩吸引了众多游客。

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.
从历史的观点来看,这些都起源于,上个世纪之交,我们说我们从。
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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.
例如在原子理论中,在19，20世纪之交的时候,人们认为原子是,组成物质的最基本粒子,也就是说你不能,把原子再分割了,就这样了。
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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.