单词 | world |
释义 | world UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun THE EARTH 地球 ESSENTIAL only singular ■the Earth and all the people, places and things on it 地球,世界 •Different parts of the world have very different climatic conditions.世界上不同地区的气候状况大不相同。 •Which bridge has the longest span in the world?世界上哪座桥的跨度最大? •News of the disaster shocked the (whole/entire) •We live in a changing •She's a world authority •a world record/championship Common Learner Errors worldRemember: the most usual preposition to use with 'the world' is in :Don't say 'of the world' or 'on the world', say in the world :✗ I live in the biggest city of the world.I live in the biggest city in the world. UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun GROUP/AREA 群体/地区 ESSENTIAL countable usually singular ■a group of things such as countries or animals, or an area of human activity or understanding 领域;界;世界 •the Muslim World穆斯林(回教)世界 •the modern/industrialized world现代/工业化世界 •the animal world动物界 •stars from the rock music world摇滚音乐界的明星们 •Unexpected things can happen in the UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun PLANET 行星 countable ■a planet or other part of the universe, especially one where life might or does exist (尤指可能或确有生命存在的)星球,天体 •There was a man on the news last night who reckons we've been visited by beings from other worlds.昨晚的新闻报道中,有个男子认为外星生物曾经拜访过我们。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun at one with the world ■happy because you feel that you belong in the world and generally agree with what happens 与世界融为一体;与世界和谐相处 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun be worlds apart ■to be completely opposed or different 完全相反;截然不同 •They are worlds apart in their political views.他们的政治观点截然相反。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun do sb the world of good ■to make someone feel much healthier or happier 使某人感到更健康或更高兴 •We had a week away in the sun and it's done us both the world of good.我们到了别处渡假一个星期,尽情享受阳光,这对我俩的身心都十分有益。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun for all the world ■exactly 完全 •She sounds for all the world like UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun go/come down in the world UK (US move down in the world) informal ■to have less money or a worse social position than you had before 潦倒;落泊 •They used to live in a big house with lots of servants, but they've come down in the world since then.他们曾经住在一所大房子里,仆役成群,可后来家道中落。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun go/come up in the world UK (US move up in the world) informal ■to have more money or a better social position than you had before 飞黄腾达;发迹 •Roger and Ann have gone up in the world - these days they only ever travel first-class.罗杰和安已经飞黄腾达——现在他们旅行只坐头等舱。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun have the world at your feet ■to be extremely successful and admired by a great number of people 极为成功;为世人仰慕 •Five years after her debut, the diminutive star of the Royal Ballet has the world at her feet.在初次登台五年之后,这位皇家芭蕾舞团的娇小明星就大获成功。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun in a world of your own (also in another world) ■thinking your own thoughts and ideas and not giving much attention to what is happening around you 沉浸在自己的世界中,与外界隔绝 •When she was young, she lived in UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun make a world of difference ■If something makes a world of difference, it improves something very much 大大提高,使…有很大提高 •A little sympathy makes a world of difference to someone who's been badly treated.对于那些遭到虐待的人来说,一点点同情心就会让他们觉得备受关爱。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun make the world go around/round ■to be extremely important, so that many ordinary events could not happen without it 极其重要;必不可少 •Love/Money UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun a man/woman of the world ■someone who has a lot of experience of life and people, and can deal with most situations 阅历丰富的人,老练的人 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun mean/be (all) the world to sb ■to be extremely important to someone 是(某人)的一切;对(某人)来说非常重要 •Her children mean all the world to her.她的几个孩子就是她的一切。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun not for (all) the world ■never; not in any situation 不管怎样都不,无论如何都不 •If I took that job I'd have to leave the kids and I wouldn't do that for all the world.如果我接受那份工作,就要必须离开孩子们,而我无论如何都不会那样做。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun out of this world informal ■extremely good 极好的;非常棒的 •What a restaurant - the food was out of this world!多好的餐馆呀——饭菜真是棒极了! UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun the ways of the world ■the types of behaviour and ways of doing things that are acceptable 世情,人情世故 •He's very young and still has a lot to learn about the ways of the world.他非常年轻,还有很多人情世故要学。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun what/how/why, etc. in the world informal ■used to emphasize your surprise when asking a question (用在疑问句中强调很吃惊)究竟,到底 •What in the world are you doing in the cupboard?你究竟在储藏室里做甚么呢? •Who in the world could do such a thing?到底有谁能做这样的事? UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun What's the world coming to? ■something that you say which means that life is not as pleasant or safe as it was in the past 用以形容生活已经不像过去那样舒适或安全了 •What's the world coming to when you can't leave your house for five minutes without someone trying to break in and rob you?现在你离开家仅五分钟就可能遭人进屋洗劫,这是甚么世道啊! UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun the world and his wife UK ■a great many people, especially in a particular place at a particular time (尤指某一时间、某一地点的)所有的人,各色人等 •It's going to be quite a party - the world and his wife will be there.那将是个不小的派对——各色人等都会到场。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun the world is sb's oyster ■If the world is someone's oyster, they can do what they want to or go where they want to (某人)可以随心所欲,(某人)可以为所欲为 •You're young and healthy and you have no commitments - the world is your oyster.你年轻、健康,并且没有甚么负担——可以随心所欲地做你想做的事。 UK [wɜ:ld] US [wɝ:ld] noun a world of difference ■If there is a world of difference between two people or things, they are very different 很大差别 •There's a world of difference between |
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