universe

noun

1. 宇宙；天地万物；万象
   the whole of space and everything in it, including the earth, the planets and the stars
   1. theories of how the universe began
      关于宇宙形成的各种理论
2. （已知宇宙以外的）宇宙
   a system of stars, planets, etc. in space outside our own
   1. The idea of a parallel universe is hard to grasp.
      认为另有一个平行宇宙的概念是很难理解的。
   2. He lives in a little universe of his own.
      他生活在自己的小天地里。
3. （某种）经验体系
   a set of experiences of a particular type
   1. the moral universe
      道德体系

1. N-COUNT 宇宙
   The universe is the whole of space and all the stars, planets, and other forms of matter and energy in it.
   1. Einstein's equations showed the Universe to be expanding...
      爱因斯坦的方程式表明宇宙正在膨胀。
   2. Early astronomers thought that our planet was the centre of the universe.
      早期的天文学家认为我们的星球是宇宙的中心。
2. N-COUNT 经验领域
   If you talk about someone's universe, you are referring to the whole of their experience or an important part of it.
   1. Good writers suck in what they see of the world, recreating their own universe on the page...
      优秀的作家从他们眼中的世界汲取体验，然后在纸上重塑自己的天地。
   2. They marked out the boundaries of our visual universe...
      他们标出了我们视觉经验领域的界限。
   3. Behind his eyes was a whole universe of pain.
      他眼神中隐藏着无尽的痛楚。
3. PHRASE 全天下，宇宙万物中（最）
   If you say that something is, for example, the best or biggest thing of its kind in the universe, you are emphasizing that you think it is bigger or better than anything else of its kind.
   1. According to my friends I am the coolest, thinnest, cleverest, funniest journalist in the universe.
      我的朋友说我是全天下最酷、最瘦、最聪明、最幽默的记者。

1. Some physicists have gone so far as to suggest that the entire Universe is a sort of gigantic computer.
   一些物理学家竟然提出整个宇宙就像一台巨型计算机。
2. The macrocosm of the universe is mirrored in the microcosm of the mind.
   心灵天地是万千宇宙的缩影。
3. Mankind's knowledge of the universe has increased beyond measure
   人类对于宇宙的了解已经大为增加。
4. This was one man pitted against the universe.
   这是一个人挑战整个宇宙。
5. The structure of the universe may not be reducible to a problem in physics.
   宇宙的构造或许并不能简化为一个物理问题。
6. Scientists claimed yesterday to have solved the riddle of the birth of the Universe.
   科学家们昨天声称已经解开了宇宙形成之谜。
7. We have an opportunity now to really unlock the secrets of the universe
   我们现在有机会去真正解开宇宙的奥秘。
8. We may now be able to get a much better idea of the true age of the universe, and solve one of the deepest questions of our origins.
   现在，我们也许能够更加清楚地了解宇宙生成的年代，并且解答关于人类起源最为深奥的问题之一。
9. The physical universe is finite in space and time.
   物质世界在时间和空间上是有限的。
10. It's hoped that the telescope will enable scientists to see deeper into the universe than ever before.
    人们希望望远镜能使科学家看到比以往更遥远的宇宙深处。
11. The main thrust of the research will be the study of the early Universe and galaxy formation
    此项研究的核心是早期宇宙和银河系的形成。
12. Einstein's equations showed the Universe to be expanding
    爱因斯坦的方程式表明宇宙正在膨胀。
13. Early astronomers thought that our planet was the centre of the universe.
    早期的天文学家认为我们的星球是宇宙的中心。
14. Good writers suck in what they see of the world, recreating their own universe on the page
    优秀的作家从他们眼中的世界汲取体验，然后在纸上重塑自己的天地。
15. They marked out the boundaries of our visual universe
    他们标出了我们视觉经验领域的界限。
16. Behind his eyes was a whole universe of pain.
    他眼神中隐藏着无尽的痛楚。
17. According to my friends I am the coolest, thinnest, cleverest, funniest journalist in the universe.
    我的朋友说我是全天下最酷、最瘦、最聪明、最幽默的记者。
18. We all look forward to the day when the scientists can discover more secrets of the universe.
    我们都向往那一天：科学工作者能发现更多的宇宙秘密。
19. The law of the unity of opposites is the fundamental law of the universe.
    对立统一规律是宇宙的基本规律。
20. The supersession of the old by the new is a general, eternal and inviolable law of the universe.
    新陈代谢是宇宙间普遍的永远不可抵抗的规律。
21. The set a might be thought of as the universe& the set of all elements of interest.
    集合a可看作全域&所有感兴趣的元素的集合。
22. The universe seems infinite.
    宇宙似乎是无限的。
23. In the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the earth was the centre of the universe.
    在中世纪，人们普遍地认为地球是宇宙的中心。
24. There are more dim bulbs in the universe than even the most hardened pessimist might have imagined.
    在宇宙里，即使是最坚定的悲观主义者也想像不出还有那么多暗淡无光的球状物。
25. The universe is endless.
    宇宙是无限的。
26. We can't yet satisfactorily explain the genesis of the universe.
    我们还不能满意地解释宇宙的起源。
27. Our world is a small part of the universe.
    我们的地球只不过是宇宙的一小部分。
28. Our world is only a small part of the universe.
    我们这个世界仅仅是宇宙的一小部分。
29. We still don't know how many galaxies there are in the universe.
    我们不知道宇宙中有多少个星系。

noun

1. everything stated or assumed in a given discussion

   Synonym:    universe of discourse

2. (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
   1. it is an estimate of the mean of the population

   Synonym:    population

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

   Synonym:    existencecreationworldcosmosmacrocosm