by the turn of the century meaning in English
到世纪之交
Examples
- The goal of eliminating hunger by the turn of the century is attainable .
在两个世纪交替的时期，消除饥饿的目标是可以实现的。 - The victorian giants were either dead or dying by the turn of the century .
到十九、二十世纪之交，维多利亚女王时代的巨人或者已死，或者将要死去。 - By the turn of the century , 1 million people had electric light at home
到19世纪末20世纪初， 100万人的家里安上了电灯。 - The goal for the second stage is , by the turn of the century , to double the gnp of 1990
第二个十年，即从一九九一年到本世纪末，再翻一番，从发展趋势看也是可靠的。 - The 19th century gold rush brought cantonese ; by the turn of the century the city was home to bustling communities of greeks , lebanese and italians
19世纪的淘金热中来到悉尼的有来自广东的中国人，而在上个世纪末前，这里又成了希腊人、黎巴嫩人及意大利人的家园。