world

noun

地球；地球人 the earth/its people

1. 世界；地球；天下
   the earth, with all its countries, peoples and natural features
   1. to sail around the world
      环球航行
   2. travelling (all over) the world
      周游世界
   3. a map of the world
      世界地图
   4. French is spoken in many parts of the world .
      世界上许多地方都说法语。
   5. Which is the largest city in the world ?
      世界上最大的城市是哪个？
   6. He's the world's highest paid entertainer.
      他是世界上薪金最高的演艺人。
   7. a meeting of world leaders
      世界各国领导人大会
   8. campaigning for world peace
      发起世界和平运动
2. 某地域（或民族、历史时期等）的人类社会；世界
   a particular part of the earth; a particular group of countries or people; a particular period of history and the people of that period
   1. the Arab world
      阿拉伯世界
   2. the English-speaking world
      讲英语的地区
   3. the industrialized and developing worlds
      工业化国家和发展中国家
   4. the ancient/modern world
      古代 / 现代社会

另一颗行星 another planet

3. （像地球的）星球，天体
   a planet like the earth
   1. There may be other worlds out there.
      那里可能有其他星球。

生命 type of life

4. 按性质（或职业等）划分的类别；界；界别
   the people or things belonging to a particular group or connected with a particular interest, job, etc.
   1. the animal/plant/insect world
      动物 / 植物 / 昆虫界
   2. the world of fashion
      时装界
   3. stars from the sporting and artistic worlds
      体育和艺术界的众明星
5. 某领域的一切事物；自然界
   everything that exists of a particular kind; a particular kind of life or existence
   1. the natural world (= animals, plants, minerals, etc.)
      自然界
   2. They are a couple in the real world as well as in the movie.
      他们在电影和现实生活中都是一对夫妇。
   3. The island is a world of brilliant colours and dramatic sunsets.
      这个岛是个绚丽多彩、晚霞娇妍的世界。
   4. They had little contact with the outside world (= people and places that were not part of their normal life) .
      他们与外界没有什么联系。

人生 person's life

6. 生活环境；阅历；生活圈子
   a person's environment, experiences, friends and family, etc.
   1. Parents are the most important people in a child's world.
      父母在儿童的天地里是最重要的人。
   2. When his wife died, his entire world was turned upside down.
      他妻子死后，他的整个生活变得一塌糊涂。

社会 society

7. 社会；世情；世故；世人
   our society and the way people live and behave; the people in the world
   1. We live in a rapidly changing world.
      我们生活在瞬息万变的社会里。
   2. He's too young to understand the ways of the world .
      他还太年轻，不懂得处世之道。
   3. The whole world was waiting for news of the astronauts.
      全世界的人都在等待宇航员的消息。
   4. She felt that the world was against her.
      她觉得整个世界都在与她作对。
   5. The eyes of the world are on the President.
      世人的眼睛都在盯着总统。
8. 尘世；世俗；世事；世情
   a way of life where possessions and physical pleasures are important, rather than spiritual values
   1. monks and nuns renouncing the world
      弃绝俗世享乐的修道士和修女

人类的生存 human existence

9. 人世；今世；来世
   the state of human existence
   1. this world and the next (= life on earth and existence after death)
      今世和来世

1. N-SING 世界;地球
   The world is the planet that we live on.
   1. It's a beautiful part of the world...
      这是世界上很美的一个地区。
   2. More than anything, I'd like to drive around the world...
      我最想做的事是开车周游世界。
   3. The satellite enables us to calculate their precise location anywhere in the world.
      卫星使我们能够计算出他们在世界上任何地方的精确位置。
2. N-SING 人类;社会;生活
   The world refers to all the people who live on this planet, and our societies, institutions, and ways of life.
   1. The world was, and remains, shocked...
      世人当时感到震惊，现在仍然如此。
   2. He wants to show the world that anyone can learn to be an ambassador.
      他想向世人表明任何人都能通过学习而成为一名大使。
   3. ...his personal contribution to world history.
      他个人对世界历史的贡献
   4. ...inflationary pressures in the world economy.
      世界经济的通货膨胀压力
3. ADJ 世界上最重要的;举世瞩目的
   You can use world to describe someone or something that is one of the most important or significant of its kind on earth.
   1. Abroad, Mr Bush was seen as a world statesman...
      在国外，布什先生被看作一位国际上举足轻重的政治家。
   2. China has once again emerged as a world power...
      中国又一次以世界强国的姿态崛起。
   3. He was one of Newcastle's most distinguished medical men, a world authority on heart-diseases.
      他是纽卡斯尔最优秀的医生之一，也是世界心脏病方面的权威。
4. N-SING (指某一群国家或历史时期)世界，国家，时代
   You can use world in expressions such as the Arab world ,the western world, and the ancient world to refer to a particular group of countries or a particular period in history.
   1. Athens had strong ties to the Arab world.
      雅典与阿拉伯世界关系密切。
   2. ...the developing world...
      发展中国家
   3. Dogs were also associated with healing in the ancient world.
      在古代，狗也与治病有关。
5. N-COUNT 人生；生活圈子；阅历
   Someone's world is the life they lead, the people they have contact with, and the things they experience.
   1. His world seemed so different from mine...
      他的生活圈子和我的似乎有天壤之别。
   2. I lost my job and it was like my world collapsed...
      我丢了工作，我的世界好像都垮掉了。
   3. I tried to understand the adult world and could not.
      我试着去了解成人世界，却无法猜透。
6. N-SING (人们活动的)领域，界，圈子
   You can use world to refer to a particular field of activity, and the people involved in it.
   1. The publishing world had certainly never seen an event quite like this.
      出版界以前确实没有遇见过类似这样的事。
   2. ...the latest news from the world of finance.
      来自金融界的最新消息
7. N-COUNT （有某种特色的）地方，环境；（某种生活的）世界，境况
   You can use world to refer to a place or way of life by describing its strongest features.
   1. ...a golf course set in a hidden world of parkland, forest and lakes...
      位于一处有公共绿地、森林和湖泊的隐秘之地的高尔夫球场
   2. The patient must re-enter a world full of problems and stresses.
      患者必须再次进入充满问题和压力的世界。
8. N-SING 今世/来世
   You can use world in expressions such as this world ,the next world, and the world to come to refer to the state of being alive or a state of existence after death.
   1. Good fortune will follow you, both in this world and the next.
      无论今世还是来生，好运都会伴随你。
9. （生物的）界
   You can use world to refer to a particular group of living things, for example the animal world ,the plant world, and the insect world.
10. N-COUNT 星球;天体
    A world is a planet.
    1. He looked like something from another world...
       他看上去像是从另一个星球来的。
    2. Man was drawing closer to the stars, opening new worlds.
       人类在接近各个星球，探索新的天体。
11. See also: brave new world New World real world Third World
12. PHRASE 大相径庭;迥然不同
    If you say that two people or things are worlds apart, you are emphasizing that they are very different from each other.
    1. Intellectually, this man and I are worlds apart...
       在智力上，我和这个男子有天壤之别。
    2. The novel is worlds apart from his academic writings.
       这本小说和他的学术著作截然不同。
13. PHRASE 两头受益;两全其美
    If you say that someone has the best of both worlds, you mean that they have only the benefits of two things and none of the disadvantages.
    1. Her living room provides the best of both worlds, with an office at one end and comfortable sofas at the other.
       她家客厅一头是办公处，一头是舒适的沙发，真是两全其美。
14. PHRASE 生（孩子）
    If a woman brings a child into the world, she gives birth to it.
    1. I never felt I achieved a great deal in my life, apart from bringing my children into the world.
       除了生了几个孩子，我从未觉得自己这辈子取得了很大成就。
15. PHRASE (表示强调)天壤之别
    If you say that there is a world of difference between one thing and another, you are emphasizing that they are very different from each other.
    1. There's a world of difference between an amateur video and a slick Hollywood production.
       业余制作的录像短片与好莱坞制作精湛的电影作品有天壤之别。
16. PHRASE 决不；无论如何也不
    If you say that you would not do something for the world, you are emphasizing that you definitely would not do it.
    1. I wouldn't have missed this for the world.
       我决不会错过这个。
17. PHRASE 让…感觉好很多；对…大有好处
    If you say that something has done someone the world of good or a world of good, you mean that it has made them feel better or improved their life.
    1. A sleep will do you the world of good.
       睡一觉你就会感觉舒服多了。
    2. ...a mature performance which must have done his career prospects a world of good.
       肯定为他的事业打开了一片坦途的成熟表演
18. PHRASE (用于加强语气)
    You use in the world to emphasize a statement that you are making.
    1. The saddest thing in the world is a little baby nobody wants...
       世上最让人难受的莫过于小婴儿遭到遗弃。
    2. He had no one in the world but her.
       除了她，他再也没有任何亲人。
19. PHRASE (尤用于强调惊讶或愤怒)究竟，到底
    You can use in the world in expressions such as what in the world and who in the world to emphasize a question, especially when expressing surprise or anger.
    1. What in the world is he doing?...
       他究竟在干什么？
    2. Where in the world were you when I was struggling for my life?
       我挣扎求生的时候，你究竟在哪儿？
20. PHRASE 在理想（或完美）的世界中；在理想状况下
    You can use in an ideal world or in a perfect world when you are talking about things that you would like to happen, although you realize that they are not likely to happen.
    1. In an ideal world Karen Stevens says she would love to stay at home with her two-and-half-year old son...
       卡伦·史蒂文斯说在理想的生活中，她非常愿意呆在家里照料两岁半的儿子。
    2. In a perfect world, there would be the facilities and money to treat every sick person.
       理想的状况是有足够的设备和财力治疗每一位病人。
21. PHRASE 认为（自己）生来就该享福
    If you say that someone thinks that the world owes them a living, you are criticizing them because they think it is their right to have a comfortable life without having to make any effort at all.
    1. All young people must face up to reality and not kid themselves that the world owes them a living.
       所有的年轻人都必须接受现实，不要自欺欺人，觉得生来就该享清福。
22. PHRASE 阅历丰富的人;见过世面的人；老成稳重的人
    If you say that someone is a man of the world or a woman of the world, you mean that they are experienced and know about the practical or social aspects of life, and are not easily shocked by immoral or dishonest actions.
    1. Look, we are both men of the world, would anyone really mind?
       听着，我们都是见过世面的人，真有人会介意吗？
    2. ...an elegant, clever and tough woman of the world.
       优雅、聪明、顽强并且阅历丰富的女人
23. PHRASE 极好的;一流的；非常棒的
    If you say that something is out of this world, you are emphasizing that it is extremely good or impressive.
    1. These new trains are out of this world.
       这些新火车太棒了。
24. PHRASE 外面的世界;外界
    You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation.
    1. For many, the post office is the only link with the outside world...
       对很多人来说，这个邮局是与外界联系的唯一纽带。
    2. This, at least, was the situation as it appeared to the outside world.
       至少在外界看来情况是这样的。
25. PHRASE 全世界;世界各地
    If you say that something happens or exists the world over, you mean that it happens or exists in every part of the world.
    1. Some problems are the same the world over...
       有些问题在全世界都一样。
    2. Governments the world over should do something about it.
       世界各国政府应该对此采取行动。
26. PHRASE 在自己的世界里;在自己的小天地里
    If you say that someone is in a world of their own, you mean that they seem not to notice other people or the things going on around them.
    1. When I'm swimming I'm in a world of my own...
       游泳的时候，我沉浸在自己的世界里。
    2. Sarah was nine years old and until that moment she had been locked in a world of her own.
       萨拉当时9岁，之前她一直封闭在自己的世界里。
27. PHRASE 非常喜欢；非常在乎
    If you think the world of someone, you like them or care about them very much.
    1. I think the world of him, but something tells me it's not love...
       我很在乎他，但是某种感觉告诉我这不是爱。
    2. We were really close. We thought the world of each other.
       我们的确很亲近，非常在乎对方。
28. PHRASE 发迹/落魄;飞黄腾达/潦倒
    If you say that someone has gone up in the world, you mean they have become richer or have a higher social status than before. If you say they have come down in the world, you mean they have become poorer or have a lower social status.
    1. When they started to go up in the world, they moved to a flat in London.
       他们开始发家的时候，搬进了伦敦的一所公寓。
    2. ...young women of middle class families which had come down in the world.
       出身于落魄的中产阶级家庭的年轻女子
29. not be the end of the world → see: end

1. It's a beautiful part of the world
   这是世界上很美的一个地区。
2. More than anything, I'd like to drive around the world
   我最想做的事是开车周游世界。
3. The satellite enables us to calculate their precise location anywhere in the world.
   卫星使我们能够计算出他们在世界上任何地方的精确位置。
4. The world was, and remains, shocked
   世人当时感到震惊，现在仍然如此。
5. He wants to show the world that anyone can learn to be an ambassador.
   他想向世人表明任何人都能通过学习而成为一名大使。
6. Abroad, Mr Bush was seen as a world statesman
   在国外，布什先生被看作一位国际上举足轻重的政治家。
7. China has once again emerged as a world power
   中国又一次以世界强国的姿态崛起。
8. He was one of Newcastle's most distinguished medical men, a world authority on heart-diseases.
   他是纽卡斯尔最优秀的医生之一，也是世界心脏病方面的权威。
9. Athens had strong ties to the Arab world.
   雅典与阿拉伯世界关系密切。
10. His world seemed so different from mine
    他的生活圈子和我的似乎有天壤之别。
11. The publishing world had certainly never seen an event quite like this.
    出版界以前确实没有遇见过类似这样的事。
12. The patient must re-enter a world full of problems and stresses.
    患者必须再次进入充满问题和压力的世界。
13. Good fortune will follow you, both in this world and the next.
    无论今世还是来生，好运都会伴随你。
14. He looked like something from another world
    他看上去像是从另一个星球来的。
15. Intellectually, this man and I are worlds apart
    在智力上，我和这个男子有天壤之别。
16. Her living room provides the best of both worlds, with an office at one end and comfortable sofas at the other.
    她家客厅一头是办公处，一头是舒适的沙发，真是两全其美。
17. I never felt I achieved a great deal in my life, apart from bringing my children into the world.
    除了生了几个孩子，我从未觉得自己这辈子取得了很大成就。
18. I wouldn't have missed this for the world.
    我决不会错过这个。
19. A sleep will do you the world of good.
    睡一觉你就会感觉舒服多了。
20. The saddest thing in the world is a little baby nobody wants
    世上最让人难受的莫过于小婴儿遭到遗弃。
21. What in the world is he doing?
    他究竟在干什么？
22. In an ideal world Karen Stevens says she would love to stay at home with her two-and-half-year old son
    卡伦·史蒂文斯说在理想的生活中，她非常愿意呆在家里照料两岁半的儿子。
23. All young people must face up to reality and not kid themselves that the world owes them a living.
    所有的年轻人都必须接受现实，不要自欺欺人，觉得生来就该享清福。
24. Look, we are both men of the world, would anyone really mind?
    听着，我们都是见过世面的人，真有人会介意吗？
25. These new trains are out of this world.
    这些新火车太棒了。
26. For many, the post office is the only link with the outside world
    对很多人来说，这个邮局是与外界联系的唯一纽带。
27. Some problems are the same the world over
    有些问题在全世界都一样。
28. When I'm swimming I'm in a world of my own
    游泳的时候，我沉浸在自己的世界里。
29. I think the world of him, but something tells me it's not love
    我很在乎他，但是某种感觉告诉我这不是爱。
30. When they started to go up in the world, they moved to a flat in London.
    他们开始发家的时候，搬进了伦敦的一所公寓。

  earth globe world【导航词义：地球，世界】

  earth n. 地球，世界

〔辨析〕指人类居住的星球。

  globe n. 地球，世界

〔辨析〕通常与定冠词 the 连用，指我们生活的世界，尤用于强调范围之大。

  world n. 世界

〔辨析〕通常与定冠词 the 连用，多指地球上的世界，包含其中的国家、社会和人。

n.

be all the world to sb

• 是…的最喜爱的人（或事物）；对…非常重要；是…的一切
  to be loved by and very important to sb

the best of both/all possible worlds

• 两全其美；两头受益；旱涝保收
  the benefits of two or more completely different situations that you can enjoy at the same time
  1. If you enjoy the coast and the country, you'll get the best of both worlds on this walk.
     你要是喜欢海滨和乡村，那么这次散步你会一举两得。

be worlds apart

• （在态度、看法等方面）有天壤之别，截然不同
  to be completely different in attitudes, opinions, etc.

come/go down/up in the world

• 落泊；衰落；倒运；飞黄腾达；发迹；兴盛
  to become less/more important or successful in society

come into the world

• 出生；降生人间
  to be born

do sb/sth the world of good

• 使…感到好得多；对…大有好处；改善
  to make sb feel much better; to improve sth
  1. A change of job would do you the world of good.
     换一下工作会对你大有好处。

for all the world as if/though…

for all the world like sb/sth

• 简直像是；恰似
  exactly as if…; exactly like sb/sth
  1. She behaved for all the world as if nothing unusual had happened.
     看她的表现就像根本没有发生过什么大事似的。
  2. He looked for all the world like a schoolboy caught stealing apples.
     他那个样子简直就像偷苹果时被当场抓住的小学生。

have the world at your feet

• 功成名就；为世人仰慕
  to be very successful and admired

how, why, etc. in the world

• （用于强调，表示惊讶或不悦）到底，究竟
  used to emphasize sth and to show that you are surprised or annoyed
  1. What in the world did they think they were doing?
     他们到底认为自己在做什么？

in an ideal/a perfect world

• 在理想状态下
  used to say that sth is what you would like to happen or what should happen, but you know it cannot
  1. In an ideal world we would be recycling and reusing everything.
     我们要是能回收并再利用所有的东西就再理想不过了。

in the world

• （加强语气）世界上，天下，根本，到底
  used to emphasize what you are saying
  1. There's nothing in the world I'd like more than to visit New York.
     访问纽约是我最想做的事。
  2. Don't rush─we've got all the time in the world .
     别急急忙忙的，我们有的是时间。
  3. You look as if you haven't got a care in the world !
     你看上去好像一丝牵挂都没有！

(be/live) in a world of your own

• （生活）在自己的小天地里
  if you are in a world of your own , you are so concerned with your own thoughts that you do not notice what is happening around you

a man/woman of the world

• 生活阅历丰富的人；老成持重的人
  a person with a lot of experience of life, who is not easily surprised or shocked

not for (all) the world

• 绝不
  used to say that you would never do sth
  1. I wouldn't hurt you for the world.
     我绝不会伤害你。

the… of this world

• …这类人
  used to refer to people of a particular type
  1. We all envy the Bill Gateses of this world (= the people who are as rich and successful as Bill Gates) .
     我们大家都羡慕比尔∙盖茨这样的人。

out of this world

• 好（或美等）得不得了；非凡；呱呱叫
  used to emphasize how good, beautiful, etc. sth is
  1. The meal was out of this world.
     这顿饭简直是没治了。

see the world

• 见多识广；见世面
  to travel widely and gain wide experience

set/put the world to rights

• 谈论如何使世界变得更好
  to talk about how the world could be changed to be a better place
  1. We stayed up all night, setting the world to rights.
     我们一夜没睡，谈论着如何拯救世界。

set the world on fire

• 大获成功；引起轰动
  to be very successful and gain the admiration of other people
  1. He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.
     他的绘画永远不会引起轰动。

what is the world coming to?

• 这个世界要变成什么样子了；这世道是怎么了；太不像话
  used to express disapproval, surprise or shock, especially at changes in people's attitudes or behaviour
  1. When I listen to the news these days, I sometimes wonder what the world is coming to.
     我近来收听新闻时，有时纳闷这成了什么世道了。

(all) the world and his wife

• 人人；许多人
  everyone; a large number of people

a world away (from sth)

• （和…）截然不同，有天壤之别
  used to emphasize how different two things are
  1. His new luxury mansion was a world away from the tiny house where he was born.
     他那座新的豪宅与他出生的小屋完全不能相比。

the world is your oyster

• 世界是属于你的；你的前途无量
  there is no limit to the opportunities open to you

a/the world of difference

• 完全不同；是两码事
  used to emphasize how much difference there is between two things
  1. There's a world of difference between liking someone and loving them.
     喜欢一个人和爱一个人完全不是一回事。

the (whole) world over

• 世界各地；全世界
  everywhere in the world
  1. People are basically the same the world over.
     世界各地的人基本上都一样。

(a) brave new world

• 美好的新世界（本欲改善人们的生活，实则带来预料不到的问题）
  a situation or society that changes in a way that is meant to improve people's lives but is often a source of extra problems
  1. the brave new world of technology
     科技进步的美好新世界

dead to the world

• 熟睡；沉睡；酣睡
  fast asleep

not the end of the world

• 天不会塌下来；不是灭顶之灾
  not the worst thing that could happen to sb
  1. Failing one exam is not the end of the world.
     一次考试不及格并非世界末日。

be lost to the world

• 全神贯注；沉浸于
  to be giving all your attention to sth so that you do not notice what is happening around you

promise (sb) the earth/moon/world

• 作出不可能实现的承诺
  to make promises that will be impossible to keep

it's a small world

• （意外遇见某人或发现对方也认识某人时表示惊讶）世界真小
  used to express your surprise when you meet sb you know in an unexpected place, or when you are talking to sb and find out that you both know the same person

on top of the world

• 欢天喜地；心满意足；非常自豪
  very happy or proud

watch the world go by

• 闲看人来人往；静观众生百态
  to relax and watch people in a public place
  1. We sat outside a cafe, watching the world go by.
     我们坐在一家小餐馆外面，望着眼前来来往往的人们。

the way of the world

• 大多数人的行为模式；世道；事情发生的规律
  the way that most people behave; the way that things happen, which you cannot change
  1. The rich and powerful make the decisions─that's the way of the world.
     有钱有势者说了算，这就是世道。

with the best will in the world

• 尽管已尽心竭力；尽管真心愿意
  used to say that you cannot do sth, even though you really want to
  1. With the best will in the world I could not describe him as a good father.
     尽管我心里极想美言几句，却怎么也不能说他是位好父亲。

the worst of all (possible) worlds

• 各种情况的所有不利因素
  all the disadvantages of every situation

noun

1. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
   1. all the world loves a lover
   2. she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women

   Synonym:    human racehumanityhumankindhuman beingshumansmankindman

2. the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
   1. they consider the church to be independent of the world

   Synonym:    worldly concernearthly concernearth

3. all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
   1. his world was shattered
   2. we live in different worlds
   3. for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were

   Synonym:    reality

4. people in general
   1. the Western world

   Synonym:    domain

5. people in general considered as a whole
   1. he is a hero in the eyes of the public

   Synonym:    populacepublic

6. the 3rd planet from the sun
   1. the Earth moves around the sun
   2. he sailed around the world

   Synonym:    Earthearthglobe

7. everything that exists anywhere
   1. they study the evolution of the universe
   2. the biggest tree in existence

   Synonym:    universeexistencecreationcosmosmacrocosm

8. a part of the earth that can be considered separately
   1. the outdoor world
   2. the world of insects