world
/wɜːld/- （一般作the world）the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features世界, 地球, 天下（指地球以及地球上的国家、民族和自然要素）：
he was doing his bit to save the world.
他正尽他的一份微薄之力拯救世界。
the world
all of the people, societies, and institutions on the earth世界, 天下（指地球上的人民、社会和机构）：as modifier world affairs.世界事务。
- as modifier denoting one of the most important or influential people or things of its class世界（表示同类中最重要或最有影响力的人、物）：
they had been brought up to regard Britain as a world power.
他们在被灌输英国是世界强国的信念中长大。
- another planet like the earth像地球的星球, 似地球的天体：
the possibility of life on other worlds.
其他星球上有生命的可能性。
- a part or aspect of human life or of the natural features of the earth, in particular世界, 界, 领域; 尤指：
- a region or group of countries地区, 国家：
the English-speaking world.
说英语的地区。
- a period of history历史时期：
the ancient world.
古代。
- a group of living things生物界, 万物：
the animal world.
动物世界。
- the people, places, and activities to do with a particular thing界, 领域：
they were a legend in the world of British theatre.
他们在英国戏剧界是个传奇。
- human and social interaction社会生活, 社会交往：
he has almost completely withdrawn from the world
他几乎完全与世隔绝了
how inexperienced she is in the ways of the world.
在人情世故上, 她是多么生嫩啊。
one's world
a person's life and activities人生, 一世：he felt his whole world had collapsed.
他感到他的整个世界都倾塌了。
- in sing. a stage of human life, either mortal or after death人世; 今生; 来世：
in this world and the next.
今生与来世。
- secular interests and affairs尘世, 世俗; 世事, 世情：
parents are not viewed as the primary educators of their own children, either in the world or in the Church.
无论在世事还是宗教信仰上, 父母并不被视为孩子的启蒙老师。
be not long for this world
- have only a short time to live不久于人世。
the best of both（或all possible）worlds
- the benefits of widely differing situations, enjoyed at the same time两头受益, 左右逢源。
bring someone into the world
- give birth to or assist at the birth of someone生孩子; 接生。
come into the world
- be born出生, 降生。
come up（或go down）in the world
- rise (or drop) in status, especially by becoming richer (or poorer)发迹, 飞黄腾达（或衰落, 落魄）。
in the world
- used for emphasis in questions, especially to express astonishment or disbelief竟然, 到底, 究竟（用作疑问句的强调形式, 表示惊讶、不信等）：
why in the world did you not reveal yourself sooner?
你究竟为什么没有早点表明你的身份？
look for all the world like
- look precisely like (used for emphasis)［用作强调］看起来简直一模一样：
fossil imprints that look for all the world like motorcycle tracks.
看起来与汽车的车辙简直一模一样的化石印痕。
man（或woman）of the world
- a person who is experienced in the ways of sophisticated society老于世故的人。
not do something for the world
- not do something whatever the inducement决不, 无论如何不：
I wouldn't miss it for the world.
无论如何我也决不错过。
out of this world
- informal extremely enjoyable or impressive〈非正式〉十全十美的, 好得不可思议的：
a herb and lemon dressing that's out of this world.
再好没有的芳草和柠檬调料。
see the world
- travel widely and gain wide experience见多识广, 久经世故。
think the world of
- have a very high regard for (someone)非常看重, 十分钦佩（某人）：
I thought the world of my father.
我十分钦佩我的父亲。
the world and his wife
- Brit. a large number of people; everybody〈英〉许多人; 各色人等; 所有的人：
now all the world and his wife seems to have heard of them.
现在所有的人似乎都已听说过了他们。
the world, the flesh, and the devil
- all forms of temptation to sin物质享受、肉欲与魔鬼（指造成人类罪孽的各种诱惑）。
a（或the）world of
- a very great deal of无数, 大量, 许多：
there's a world of difference between being alone and being lonely.
独自一人和孤独之间有很大的差别。
(all) the world over
- everywhere on the earth遍布全球, 遍及全世界。
worlds apart
- very different or distant天壤之别; 天各一方。