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单词 turn-of-the-century
释义
turn-of-the-centuryˌturn-of-the-ˈcentury adjective [only before noun] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Turn-of-the-century New Orleans was a fascinating mix of cultures.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A girl screamed, and a masked man ran through the bar, pursued by two cops in turn-of-the-century uniforms.
  • Both are inner-city areas, with tall residential buildings and workplaces lining narrow turn-of-the-century streets.
  • Each of them is part and parcel of the turn-of-the-century crisis in the hegemony of the bourgeoisie.
  • Other turn-of-the-century artists, easy to fake because their works were frequently not numbered, were also produced there.
  • The company have retained the leisurely atmosphere of the turn-of-the-century light railway being situated off the major tourist circuits.
  • The latest proposal is for a £2.5m superstore on the site of Craiglea, an 11-bedroom turn-of-the-century guest house.
existing or happening around the beginning of a century, especially the beginning of the 20th centuryfin de siècle:  narrow turn-of-the-century streets
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