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world[wʒld; wə:ld]《源自古英语“人的一生”的意思》名词1 a. [the ~]世界, 地球to the ~'s end到世界的尽头, 到天涯海角, 永远make a journey round the ~环游世界一周b. [常 the W~] (地球上的) 地区, …世界the Western ~西方世界the English-speaking ~以英语为母语的地区→ New World, Old World, Third World.2 [the ~]天地, 宇宙, 万物the creation of the ~天地的创造3 [the ~; 当单数用]世界上的人, 人类, 全人类The whole ~ wants peace.全世界的人都希望和平All the ~ knows it.人人都知道这件事; 这是众所周知的事4 [the ~; 当单数用] (人) 世间, 世人; 时势know the ~熟悉世故see the ~了解世事as the ~ goes照一般的说法We should take the ~ as we find it.我们应该顺应时势I wonder what the ~ will say.我不知道世人会如何说How's the ~ going?=How's the ~ treating you ?.近况如何?你过得怎样 ?5(C) (个人所见或活动场所的) 世界, 世间My ~ has changed.我 (看到) 的世界已经变了His ~ is very narrow.他的世界 [生活圈] 非常狭小It's a small ~!.世界真小!6 a. (C) 人世, 今[来]世the [this] ~今世, 现世another ~ =the other ~ =the ~ to come来生, 来世this ~ and the next今世与来世b. [the ~]现世, 俗世, 尘世forsake the ~遁世7 a. (C) [the ~; 与修饰语连用] (特定的团体、职业、嗜好等的) …界, …世界, …社会the literary ~ =the ~ of letters文学界, 文坛the ~ of sports体育界the fashionable ~上流社交界the scientific [industrial] ~科学[工业]界b. [the ~; 与修饰语连用] (划分自然界的) 界 (kingdom)the animal [mineral, vegetable] ~动 [矿, 植] 物界8(C) (类似地球的) 天体, 行星 (planet)I believe in life on other ~s.我相信其他星球上也有生物■ all the world and his wife(谑)每一个人, 不分男女■ a[the]world of ﹍庞大的, 无数的, 许许多多的a ~ of troubles许许多多的麻烦 (事)The change of air did him a [the] ~ of good.换了环境 [易地疗养] 使他好了很多There is a ~ of difference between them.他们之间有天壤之别■ a world too many[much]太多, 过多be all the world to﹍对…来说是世界上的一切, 比什么都重要His wife was all the ~ to him.对他来说, 太太就是他的一切■ bring a child into the world生< 孩子> ■ carry the world before one=CARRY all before one■ come into the world< 孩子> 出生, 诞生; 出版■ dead to the world→ dead■ for (all) the world绝 (不做…, 不是…) , 决 (不做…, 不是…) , 无论如何I wouldn't do that for the ~.无论如何, 我绝不做那种事■ for all the world like [as if] ﹍无论怎么看 (都像…, 活 像… :)He looked for all the ~ like a monkey.他看起来活像一只猴子■ give the world (for[to do]﹍)(口语) (为了[做]…) , 不惜任何牺牲; 愿意付任何代价做…; 渴求…I'd give the ~ for a chance to meet her.为了有机会见她, 我不惜任何牺牲I would give the ~ to know it.为了知道这件事我愿意付出任何代价■ have the best of both worlds (不从两者中择其一而) 取两者之长处■ have the world before one前途无量, 有远大的前途■ in the world(1) [强调最高级] 在全世界, 世界上He is the greatest man in the ~.他是全世界最伟大的人(2) [强调疑问词] 到底, 究竟What in the ~ does he mean?.他到底是什么意思?(3) [强调否定] 全然, 完全, 一点都不…Never in the ~ !.决不, 一点也不Nothing in the ~ would please him more.再也没有什么会使他更高兴的了■ make a noise in the world→ make a NOISE (3)■ make one's way in the world (奋斗而) 出人头地, 成功■ mean all the world to ﹍= be all the WORLD to■ on top of the world→ top■ out of this world(口语)不同凡响的, 超凡的, 极好的Her cooking was out of this ~.她的烹调功夫不同凡响■ set the world on fire→ fire■ the World Federation of Trade Unions世界工会联盟 (世界工联) (略作 WFTU)■ think the world of ﹍→ think■ worlds apart→ apart adj■ world without end永久地, 永远地形容词1 (全) 世界的, 世界性的a ~ championship世界冠军a ~ record世界纪录~ peace世界和平2 闻名世界的< 人> a ~ artist闻名世界的艺术家 |