| 单词 | world |
| 释义 | world /wxld; w?ld/ n 1 the ~ ，the earth, its countries and people: 世界 (地球，地球上的国家及人民)： the Old 附 ~ ，Europe, Asia and Africa; 旧世界 (欧、 亚、非三洲); the New W~ ，America; 新世界 (美洲); the Roman that part known to the ancient Romans; 古罗马人 (所认谶) 的世界; the English-speaking ~ ，those parts where English is the mother tongue of the inhabitants; 讲英语的地区; make a journey round the ~; 作环球靛行; to the ~ 's end, to the farthest distance possible. 到天涯海角。 The whole ~ /) the ~ knows.... It is widely or generally known.... 世人皆知…。 [C] heavenly body that may resemble our ~ ：与地佥痂似的天体： Are there any other ~s besides ours? 宇宙间除地球外，还有其他类似地球的天体吗？ make a 'noise in the —, be widely talked of; become famous. 广为人所谈论; 声名大噪。 a citizen of the ~, a cosmopolitan person. 世界公民; 四海为家的人。 It's a small (said when meeting someone in an unexpected place). 世界真小 (没想到会在这里遇见你) ! 2 (as 1 above; used attrib) affecting, used by, intended for, extending over, the ~ ： (如上列第 1 义; 形容用法) 影春世界的; 世界所用的; 意欲用于世界的; 遍及世界的; 包括世界的： a ~ language, one that is or will be Used, or is designed for use, in all or most parts of the ~ ：世界语： English is a ~ language now. 英语现在是一种世界语。 Esperanto was designed as a ~ language. 艾斯帕兰多是一种制作出来的世界语。 Which countries today can be called ~ powers, countries whose policies, etc affect alb parts of the ~ ？哪些国家在今天称得上是世界强国呢? We've had two ~ wars in this century. 本世纪我们已经经历了两次世界大战。 the W~ Bank, international bank established in 1945 for providing 1 命 ns for development when private capital is not available (officially the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development). 世界银行 (创设于 1945 年，提供开发贷款给无法筹集民间资金的国家，正式名称为'国际重建及开发银行') 。 ,■~-'wide adj found in, spread over, all parts of the ~ ：遍及全世界的： ~-wide fame. 享誉全球。 3 time, state or scene of existence: 生存的时间、 状态或景象： this ~ and the next, life on earth and existence after death; 今生及来世; the ~ to come, existence after death; 来世; the lower ~ ，hell, Hades; 下界; 地狱; 里府 ; bring a child into the beget one or give birth to one. 生孩子。 'weary adj tired of living. 厌世的。 4 the universe; everything: 宇宙; 万有; 万话： Is this the best of all possible ~s? 这是宇宙间最好的世界啰? in the ~ ，at all, in existence: 究竟; 到底; 世界上： Nothing in the ~ would please me more. 世界上没有别的比这更使我高兴的了。 Who in the ~ (=Who ever, Who on earth) is that strange man? 那个陌生的人究竟是谁？ for all the ~ like sb/sth. exactly like: 恰似某人 (某物); 与某人 (某物) 一模一样： She's for all the ~ like a woman I knew 20 years ago, in looks, behaviour, everything. 她与我廿年前认识的一个女人一模一样，外貌、举止，无论那一方面。 be all the ~ to sb, be everything to: 为某人的一切; 某人所最喜爱： She's all the ~ to him, He lives for her alone. 她是他的一切 (他仅为她而活) 。 not for the ~, not on any account: 决不; 无论如何不会： I wouldn't hurt her feelings for the ~. 我决不舌伤她的感情。 be/feel on top of the ~, elated (because of success, good health, etc). (因为成功，健康等而) 得意洋洋的; 兴高采烈的。 be out of this ~, (sl) (of sth) be sublime, magnificent. (俚) (指某事物) 极佳的; 特别好的; 无与伦比的。 carry the ， ~ be-'fore one, have quick and complete success. 获得迅速而完全的成功。 a — of sth, a great number or quantity of; very much/many: 大址; 许多： My holiday did me a ~ of good. 我的假日对我大有券处。 There was a ~ of meaning in the look she gave /rim. 她看他的一眼含意无穷。 There's often a ~ of difference between promise and achievement. 承诺与履行诺言之间往往相差甚远。 think the ~ of sb/sth, admire him/it. 羡慕某人 (某物); . 看重某人 (某物) 。 5 the material things and occupations of life (contrasted with the spiritual). 为质生活 (与精神生活相对 )。 the ~ .the flesh, and the devil, the various temptations that face us. 物质，肉欲及魔鬼 (我们面临的各种引诱 ) othe best of both ~s, the best of what is offered from two dif ferent (perhaps conflicting) sources. 两全其'美 (两不同事物或两相抵触事物的长处兼而有之) 。 forsake/ renounce the ~, devote one's life to spiritual things. 全心追寻精神生活; 出家; 遁世。 6 human affairs; active life: 世事; 世态; 世务： know/see the ~, have experience of life; 通达世故; 见过此面; a man of the ~, person who has had experience of life, knows the ways of men, is tolerant, etc; 老于世故的人; take the ~ as one finds it, adapt oneself to things, not try to reform people, etc. 安于现实; 安于现况。 How goes the ~ with you, How are your affairs.going? 近况如何？ 7 persons, institutions, etc connected with a special social class or special interests: 与某一社会阶层或特殊利益有关系的人、机构等; 界： the ~ of sport/art; 运动 (艺术) 为 the 'racing/'scientific ~; 赛马 (科学) 界; all that concerns or belongs to a specified sphere: 有关或属于某范围的一切; 领域; 界： the 'animal/ 'mineral/'vegetable 动物 (矿物，植物) 界。 kingdom (3). 8 the ~, society, its opinions, customs, etc: 社交界，上流社会; 其见解，习俗等： the great fashionable society. 时髦的上流社会。 All the ~ and his wife were at the ball, all those who claim positions in high society. 商有上流社会人士和他们的夫人都参加了该舞会。 Whar will the ~ say, What about public opinion; tan we defy it, etc? 人们会怎么说呢 (我们能不顾舆论吗…)？ ~ adv, adj 1 material: 物质的： my ~ly goods, my property. 我的财产。 2 temporal; of the affairs of this life (esp the pursuit of pleasure, contrasted with spiritual): 世俗的; 现世的 (尤指追求享乐，与'精神的'相 M): ~ly wisdom, prudence, etc which enables one to obtain material gains and advantages. 处世之才; 致富等的本领; 世故。 3 (also 亦作，~处 -'minded) concerned with, interested in, material things. 耽于利欲的; 汲汲于名利的; 世俗的。 ~ dimess n |
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