1.At the turn of 在...交接處;拐彎處
例句:Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.
她的祖先在世紀之交時來到洛杉磯。
2.cope with 處理;應付
例句:The only way I can cope with my mother is at a distance.
我可以和我媽媽相處的唯一方法就是保持距離。
3.branched out 擴展
例句:His firm branched out to New York.
他的公司把分支機構擴大到了紐約。
4.put off 推遲;搪塞
例句:The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late.
老牧師搪塞他們說時間太晚了。