turning point

英 [ˈtɜːnɪŋ pɔɪnt]

美 [ˈtɜːrnɪŋ pɔɪnt]

n.  转折点; 转机

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牛津词典

noun

• 转折点；转机
  the time when an important change takes place, usually with the result that a situation improves
  1. The promotion marked a turning point in her career.
     这次提升标志着她事业上的转折点。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 转折点;转机
  Aturning pointis a time at which an important change takes place which affects the future of a person or thing.
  1. The vote yesterday appears to mark something of a turning point in the war...
     昨天的投票似乎标志着战争中的某个转折点。
  2. Hungary's opening of the border was a turning point for the refugees.
     匈牙利开放边境对难民来说是个转机。

英英释义

noun

• the intersection of two streets
  1. standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
  Synonym:cornerstreet corner
• an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
  1. the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations
  Synonym:landmarkwatershed

双语例句

• I think we've passed a turning point in our understanding of the aging process.
  我认为我们在对老化过程的理解中通过了一个转折点。
• Hungary's opening of the border was a turning point for the refugees.
  匈牙利开放边境对难民来说是个转机。
• The turning point in the war had come.
  战争的转折点来到了。
• But it also seems clear that the Chinese economy has reached a turning point.
  但同时很明显，中国经济已经到了一个转折点。
• The vote yesterday appears to mark something of a turning point in the war
  昨天的投票似乎标志着战争中的某个转折点。
• So we see this as a turning point for the company, he told the Financial Times.
  因此，我们将此视为本公司的一个转折点，他对英国《金融时报》表示。
• This victory was the turning point of the campaign.
  这场胜利是整个战役的转折点。
• The discovery of this law marked a turning point in the history of electromagnetism.
  这一定律的发现，标志着电磁学历史上的一个转折点。
• This disappointing situation may finally have reached a turning point.
  这种令人失望的状况最终可能达到一个转折点。
• It proved to be a turning point in his life.
  这成了他人生的转折点。