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world THE EARTHHwV:ld, $wV:rldn [U]the planet on which human life has developed, esp. including all people and their ways of life地球, 世界The world's population is over five and a half billion.地球上的人口有55亿多。Different parts of the world have very different climatic conditions.地球各部分的气候条件大不相同。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) world.关于这场灾难的消息震惊了(整个)世界。We live in a changing world and people must learn to adapt.我们居住在一个变化着的世界里，人们必须学会适应。What kind of (a) world will we leave for our children?我们将为后代留下一个什么样的世界?He's very young and still has a lot to learn about the ways of the world (= what types of behaviour are acceptable and how things are done).他非常年轻，还有很多的世道常情要学习。She's a world authority on foetal development.她是胎儿发育方面的世界权威。How long it will be before the world chess champion is a computer is anyone's guess.谁也猜不出计算机要多久才能成为世界象棋冠军。Merlene Ottey of Jamaica equalled her own world record in winning the 200 metres.牙买加的默林·奥蒂在200米赛跑中平了自己的世界记录，取得冠军。If a person is in a world of their own, they consider their own thoughts and ideas and do not give much attention to what is happening around them.我行我素, 自顾自, 与外界隔绝When she was young, she lived in a world of her own and had very few friends.她年轻的时候，生活在自己的小天地里，没有什么朋友。(Br) The expression (all) the world and her husband/his wife (Am everyone and his brother) means a great many people, esp. in a particular place at a particular time.(尤指特定时间特定地点内的)所有的人, 各色人等I'd never have gone on holiday that week if I'd known all the world and his wife were going as well.那个星期，如果我知道所有的人也都去度假的话，我是绝对不会去的。To be at one with the world means to be happy because you feel that you belong in the world and generally agree with what happens.与外界和谐相处The expression for all the world means exactly.完全She sounds for all the world like her mother on the telephone.她在电话里听上去完全像她的妈妈。If you say of something that it makes the world go around/round, you mean that it is extremely important and many ordinary events could not happen without it.极其重要的, 必不可少的Love/Money makes the world go round.爱/金钱推动世界。(infml) The phrase out of this world means extremely good.非凡的, 极好的What a restaurant--the food was out of this world!多好的饭店啊----菜真是棒极了!The movie's special effects were out of this world.这部影片的特技效果好极了。Someone who has the world at their feet is extremely successful and admired by a great number of people.极其成功, 倍受仰慕Five years after her debut, the diminutive star of the Royal Ballet has the world at her feet.在初露头角5年之后，这位娇小的皇家芭蕾明星获得了极大的成功。The phrase the world at large means people generally.人类, 世人, 众人Sometimes we think our job is hard, but in the world at large many people have much more unpleasant things to do.有时我们认为我们的工作很艰难，但是在世人中，许多人还有更不如意的事情要做。If the world is someone's oyster, they can do what they want to or go where they want to.世界属于某人(指?可做想做的事情, 去想去的地方)You're young and healthy and you have no commitments--the world is your oyster.你们既年轻又健康，而且没有负担----世界是属于你们的。You can use in the world to emphasize a question or a statement.(用来表示强调)到底, 究竟，丝毫What in the world are you doing in the cupboard?你究竟在碗橱里干什么?Who in the world could do such a thing?究竟谁会做这样的事情?She was in love and felt as though she didn't have a care in the world.她沉浸在爱河里好像丝毫忧心的事也没有。A man/woman of the world has a lot of experience of life and people and can deal with most situations.阅历丰富的人The World Bank is an international organization which was formed in 1945 to help economic development, esp. of poorer countries.世界银行A world-beater is a person or thing that is better than any other of its type.举世无双的人或物, 天下无敌者She has loads of natural talent as a runner and with rigorous training she could be a world-beater.她具备了大量赛跑运动员的天赋，经过严格训练，她会成为一个天下无敌的人。If something is world-beating, it is better than all the others of its type.举世无双的, 天下无敌的a world-beating partnership一个举世无双的合伙企业If a person or thing is world-class, they are among the best that there are of their type.具有世界水平的, 世界一流的a world-class athlete/performance具有世界水平的运动员/演出The World Cup is a football competition held every four years between teams from many countries in order to decide which is the best team.世界杯足球赛the World Cup final世界杯足球赛决赛the Dutch World Cup squad荷兰世界杯足球队A person or thing which is world-famous is known about by many people from most parts of the world.举世闻名的, 世界知名的a world-famous actress/hotel.举世闻名的女演员/宾馆The World Health Organization (abbreviation WHO) is an international organization which tries to improve the health of people in all countries.世界卫生组织The expression world music refers to popular music which originates from many countries and is very different in style to ROCK (= a type of popular music).世界音乐(指来源于许多国家的流行音乐, 在风格上与摇滚乐有很大的不同)A world power is a country which has enough economic or political strength to influence events in many other countries.世界强国The World Series is a series of baseball games played each year in N America to decide which is the region's best team.世界职业棒球锦标赛Something which is world-shattering/world-shaking is extremely surprising and important, often changing the way you think about something.震惊世界的world-shattering news震惊世界的新闻A world war is a war in which large forces from many countries fight, esp. World War I (abbreviation WWI) of 1914--1918 and World War II (abbreviation WWII) of 1939--1945.世界大战Someone who is world-weary is not enthusiastic about anything, often because they have had too much experience of a particular way of life.厌世的, 厌弃人生的Fifteen years in the teaching profession had left him world-weary and cynical.15年的教书生涯使他既厌世又嫉俗。She spoke with the world-weariness of a star who has been under public scrutiny for too long.她讲话中带有受公众密切注视太久的明星所特有的厌世情绪。"All the world's a stage, / And all the men and women merely players" (Shakespeare, As You Like It 5.1)“整个世界是一个舞台，/所有的男人和女人只不过是演员”(选自莎士比亚的《皆大欢喜》)"The world is everything that is the case" (Ludwig Wittgenstein in Tractatus Logico-Philosphicus, 1922)“世界就是一切的事实”(选自路德维格·维特根斯坦的《逻辑哲学论》)
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