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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—experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise—Bernard Montgomery (Montie) (1887-1976), Second World War British field marshal—Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper—Timbuctoo (town and historical cultural center in Mali, a World Heritage site)—of the material world (as opposed supernatural or immortal levels)—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—world with only two people (usually refers a romantic couple)—changing (face, scene, situation, world of etc)—fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not—Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I—the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity—one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things—(Buddhism) "The Floating World", the world of the living—Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)—consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own—the notion in society that it's better get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty—fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world—Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), leading French general and commander-in-chief of allied forces in the latter stages of World War One—Flying Tigers, US airmen in China during World War Two—a ritual whereby the living soul is brought the nether world for a spiritual journey—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—Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category—One world - one dream, motof 2008 Beijing Olympic games—Ground Zero (refers the site of the World Trade Center destroyed in 9-11-2001 attack)—Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site—Narnia, children's fantasy world in stories by C.S. Lewis—be overly subjective and disregard the outside world [idiom.]— |