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单词 world
释义
world
noun
uk
/wɜːld/us
/wɝːld/

worldnoun(THE EARTH)

A1[S]
theearthand all thepeople,places, and things on it:
地球，世界
Differentpartsof the world have very differentclimaticconditions.世界上不同地区的气候状况大不相同。
Whichbridgehas thelongestspanin theworld?世界上哪座桥的跨度最大？
News of thedisastershockedthe(whole/entire)world.关于那场灾难的消息震惊了（整个）世界。
Welivein achangingworld andpeoplemustlearntoadapt.我们生活在一个不断变化的世界中，人们必须学会适应。
She's a worldauthorityonfoetaldevelopment.她是世界上胎儿发育领域的权威。
a worldrecord/championship世界纪录／冠军
More examples
  • People from differentcultureshave differentconceptionsof the world.
  • Therichercountriesof the world should takeconcertedactiontohelpthepoorercountries.
  • I'mflirtingwith theideaof taking ayearoff andtravellinground the world.
  • He's one of the highest-earningprofessionalgolfers in the world.
  • The museum'scollectionincludesworksofartfrom all around the world.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The Earth & outer space - general words
  • ablate
  • aeolian
  • alluvium
  • anti-gravity
  • atmosphere
  • auroral
  • geo-
  • geocentric
  • geophysicist
  • globe
  • horizon
  • lithosphere
  • lithospheric
  • mesosphere
  • mesospheric
  • microgravity
  • the Big Bang
  • the big bang theory
  • the firmament
  • underground
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worldnoun(GROUP/AREA)

B1[Cusually singular]
agroupof things such ascountriesoranimals, or anareaofhumanactivityorunderstanding:
领域；界；世界
theMuslimworld穆斯林世界
themodern/industrializedworld现代／工业化世界
theanimalworld动物界
starsfrom therockmusicworld摇滚音乐界的明星们
Unexpected things canhappenintheworldofsubatomicparticles.在亚原子粒子世界中可能会有出人意料的情况发生。
More examples
  • Thisargumentmayseemarcaneto those notcloselyinvolvedin the world offinance.
  • He wasconsideredas something of amaverickin thepublishingworld.
  • They areunabletoseebeyond thenarrowworld of thetheatre.
  • Stars from the world ofentertainmentturnedout tocelebratehis 40thyearin showbusiness.
  • She was akeyfigurein theinternationalartworld.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Groups and collections of things
  • agglomeration
  • Aladdin's cave
  • anthology
  • assemblage
  • bank
  • basket
  • bob
  • empty set
  • ensemble
  • family
  • feast
  • generation
  • glory box
  • package
  • permutation
  • pool
  • selection
  • sheaf
  • sheaves
  • starter pack
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worldnoun(PLANET)

[C]
aplanetor otherpartof theuniverse,especiallyone wherelifemight or doesexist:
（尤指可能或确有生命存在的）星球，天体
There was a man on thenewslastnightwhobelieveswe've beenvisitedbybeingsfrom 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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The Earth & outer space - general words
  • ablate
  • aeolian
  • alluvium
  • anti-gravity
  • atmosphere
  • auroral
  • geo-
  • geocentric
  • geophysicist
  • globe
  • horizon
  • lithosphere
  • lithospheric
  • mesosphere
  • mesospheric
  • microgravity
  • the Big Bang
  • the big bang theory
  • the firmament
  • underground
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Idioms

at one with the world
be worlds apart
dosomeonethe world of good
for all the world
go/come down in the world
go/come up in the world
have the world atyourfeet
in a world ofyourown
make a world of difference
make the world go around/round
More idioms
a man/woman of the world
mean the world tosomeone
not for the world
out of this world
put the world to rights
the ways of the world
what, how, why, etc. in the world
what's the world coming to?
the world and his wife
the world issomeone'soyster
a world of difference
(Definition ofworldfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

world| American Dictionary

world
noun
us
/wɜrld/

worldnoun(THE EARTH)

[U]
theplaneton whichhumanlifehasdeveloped,esp.includingallpeopleandtheirwaysoflife:
People from all over the world will beattendingtheconference.
Therapidgrowthofcomputershaschangedthe world.
[U]
The world can alsomeanthewholephysicaluniverse:
The worldcontainsmanysolarsystems, not just ours.

worldnoun(WHOLE AREA)

[C]
all of aparticulargrouportypeof thing, such ascountriesoranimals, or awholeareaofhumanactivityorunderstanding:
theanimal/plantworld
thebusinessworld
the world ofentertainment
In the world ofpolitics, the president’svoiceis still the mostpowerfulin thenation.

worldnoun(LARGE DEGREE)

[U]
alargedegree; a lot:
There’s a world ofdifferencebetween the twohotels.

Idioms

in a world ofyourown
in the world
man of the world
(Definition ofworldfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

world| Business English

world
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
/wɜːld/us
aparticularareaofactivity:
Ourworld ofworkischangingrapidly.
theworld ofadvertising/theinternet
thebusiness/corporateworld
(Definition ofworldfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworld

world
That is, a person can describe both perceptions of the outsideworldand plans for action.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He is also one of the world's most recognised, and recognisable, physically challenged people.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The use of parody enables the externalworldto 'enter' and disrupt the otherwise 'purely musical' discourse.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Its pupils came from all over theworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These birds do not fly away when free; they (choose to) inhabit the humanworld, which protects them and gives them human meanings.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I think the asceticworldreinforced my feeling that they were important.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For even if features of theworldwere literally represented in brains/ minds, these representations would not explain cognition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
My argument in this article concerns mental representations of situations in theworld, as these representations existed before language, and even before communication.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This would lead to the formation of rich representations including not only our body and theworld, but the interaction between them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The brain learns abstract representations of theworldand then learns the optimal mappings between them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The view from his window represents to him the view of theworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This may be the most practical guide yet for music educators who are searching for authenticity in theirworldmusics teaching.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Ideally, the medium is supposed to be precisely what the word indicates: a neutral, transparent conduit between the two worlds.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Ritual communication produces what it is assumed to portray, recreating theworldby symbolic action, reinscribing the communication's participants within a world sustained by consensus.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It follows that a theoretical hypothesis claims a similarity between a model and some part of theworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithworld

world

These are words often used in combination withworld.

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alien world
From everyday objects they built analienworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
ancient world
Theancientworldmade a welcome reappearance in three theses.
From theCambridge English Corpus
capitalist world
Across thecapitalistworldthe problem of cost containment has dominated health care since the mid-1970s.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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