单词 | a world apart |
释义 | > as lemmasa world apart a. a world apart: utterly different; frequently with from. ΚΠ 1832 Q. Rev. Dec. 421 The language is simple—a world apart from the stilted exaggerations in vogue. 1867 H. W. Preston tr. Life & Lett. Mme. Swetchine 213 Though they show equal ability, what an infinite distance there is between the two pictures! They are a world apart. 1962 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 34 345/1 Despite Guizot's early influence on him, Tocqueville was a world apart from the ‘enrichessez-vous’. 1996 Sky Mag. Oct. 32/3 Her naturalism and Scully's stiff professionalism are a world apart. 2006 fRoots Mar. 42/1 It's a world apart from the rather harsh conditions of the wilayas or refugee camps. < as lemmas |
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