| 释义 |
world noun—世 n (almost always used) 世界 n (almost always used) Examples:Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then President of the World Uighur Congress—all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice—Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Korea, the site of World Expo 2012—Jeju Island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site—Jeju island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site—experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise—impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)—Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), US army general and politician, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, US President 1953-1961—enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal—stay away from the filth and unrest of the world—Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces—changing (face, scene, situation, world of etc)—Bretton woods conference in 1944 of allied powers, regulating world exchange rates and setting up IMF and world bank—Dujiangyan in Sichuan, a famous water engineering project and World Heritage Site—Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I—Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), world body of gliding and aeronautic sports—(Buddhism) "The Floating World", the world of the living—consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own—known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous—Deng Yaping (1973-), table tennis player, several times world and Olympic winner—lit. rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world—a ritual whereby the living soul is brought the nether world for a spiritual journey—everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world—(Claire) Chennault, commander of Flying Tigers during World War II—Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and President of the Republic 1959-1969—Lu Chen (1976-), PRC figure skater, 1995 world champion—One world - one dream, motof 2008 Beijing Olympic games—Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site—Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator—Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site—regard the four corners of the world all as home [idiom.]— |