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。
• I had let myself believe that this night would be a turning point.
  我让自己相信那晚是我的一个转折点。
• This was the turning point in her life.
  这是转折点在她的生活中。
• This victory was the turning point of the campaign.
  这场胜利是整个战役的转折点。
• I consider it a turning point in my life.
  我认为它是我生命中的转折点。
• The Chinese people's revolutionary war has now reached a turning point.
  中国人民的革命战争，现在已经达到了一个转折点。
• These local elections may prove a turning point in more ways than one.
  这些地方选举从许多方面来说都是一个转折点。
• Here is the turning point.
  这里是一个转折点。审查清单上在第2项和第3项之后仍然需要改变的问题。
• 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。
• But here's where my story reached a real turning point.
  但也正是这个时候，我的故事到达了一个转折点。