| 单词 | world |
| 释义 | worldworldsworldworld1 /wɜːld $ wɜːrld/ noun1the world the planet we live on, and all the people, countries etc on it SYN earth: Students from all over the world study here.student 世界各地的学生在此地求学。a common disease in some parts of the worldpart 世界上某些地区的一种常见病the world’s tallest buildingtallbuild世界上最高的建筑in the world (=used to emphasize)You’re the best dad in the world!well你是世上最好的爸爸！I want the whole world (=everyone) to know how happy I am.be我想让人人都知道我有多幸福。GrammarDo not say ‘It is the largest country on the world.’ Say It is the largest country in the world.belarge（它是世界上面积最大的国家。）2[singular] our society, and the way that people live and behave: I want a better world for my kids.wellkid 我想给我的孩子更好的生活。In an ideal world everything would be recycled.willrecycle在理想世界里﹐任何东西都循环使用。3[countable usually singular] all the things and people that are connected with a particular subject, activity, place, time, or personthe world of fashion/politics/sport etcthe Arab/Western/English-speaking etc worldOpinion in the Western world is divided.bedivide 西方世界的意见有分歧。the industrialized/developing worldthe ancient/modern etc worlda history of the ancient world一部古代史4the animal/plant/insect world animals etc considered as a group5[countable] another planet that is not the EarthPhrasesthe best of both worlds the advantages of two very different things: With instant access to your money and good interest rates, you have the best of both worlds.ratewellworld既可随时存取钱款﹐又可享受优惠利率﹐真可谓一举两得。do somebody a world of good informal to make someone feel much better: A holiday would do you a world of good.will度个假会对你大有益处。have the world at your feet to be very successful: In those days the band had the world at their feet.dayhavefoot那时候这支乐队红得发紫。in a world of your own thinking so much that you do not notice other people: She was a shy child who seemed to live in a world of her own.beseem她是个害羞的小孩﹐似乎生活在自己的小天地里。mean the world to somebody/think the world of somebody if you mean the world to someone, or they think the world of you, they love or admire you very much: His children mean the world to him.child他的子女是他的至爱。move/go up in the world to get a better job, more money etc: Diamonds! You’re going up in the world then?diamondgo钻石！那么说你发财了？be/feel on top of the world to feel happy and healthy: He felt on top of the world after winning the race.feelwin比赛获胜后他开心极了。out of this world informal very good: The graphics are out of this world!graphicbe图像真是好得不得了！the outside world people and events in the rest of the world, where you cannot or do not go: Prisoners are cut off from the outside world.prisonerbe犯人们与世隔绝。a world of difference/worlds apart used to say that two things are very different from each other: There’s a world of difference between being alone and being lonely.bebe独自一人和形单影只完全是两码事。Word Choice: world or earth?The world is the planet we live on, and all the people, countries etc on it:In some parts of the world, clean drinking water is very scarce.partdrinkbe在世界上的某些地区，清洁的饮用水极少。You can buy Coca-Cola all over the world.世界各地都能买到可口可乐。You use earth/Earth especially when you are comparing our world with the Moon, stars, and other places in space:Light from the stars can take millions of years to reach Earth.staryear恒星发出的光可能要经过数百万年才能到达地球。The Earth revolves around the Sun.revolve地球绕着太阳公转。 |
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