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W0225900 (wûrld)n.1. a. The earth, especially together with the life it supports: a chemical found all over the world; an ecological disaster that could threaten the entire world.b. The universe: how the ancients conceived the world.2. a. Humankind considered as social beings; human society: turned her back on the world.b. People as a whole; the public: The event amazed the world.3. often World A specified part of the earth: the Western World.4. A part of the earth and its inhabitants as known at a given period in history: the ancient world.5. A realm or domain: the animal world; the world of imagination.6. a. A sphere of human activity or interest: the world of sports.b. A class or group of people with common characteristics or pursuits: the scientific world.7. A particular way of life: the world of the homeless.8. All that relates to or affects the life of a person: He saw his world collapse about him.9. Secular life and its concerns: a man of the world.10. a. Human existence; life: brought a child into the world.b. A state of existence: the next world.11. often worlds A large amount; much: did her a world of good; candidates that are worlds apart on foreign policy.12. A celestial body such as a planet: the possibility of life on other worlds.adj.1. Of or relating to the world: a world champion.2. Involving or extending throughout the entire world: a world crisis.Idioms: for all the world In all respects; precisely: She looked for all the world like a movie star. in the world Used as an intensive: How in the world did they manage? I never in the world would have guessed. out of this world Informal Extraordinary; superb: The dinner was out of this world. the world over Throughout the world: known the world over. world without end Forever.

[Middle English, from Old English weorold; see wī-ro- in Indo-European roots.]

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(wɜːld) n1. (Human Geography) the earth as a planet, esp including its inhabitants2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) mankind; the human race3. people generally; the public: in the eyes of the world. 4. social or public life: to go out into the world. 5. (Astronomy) the universe or cosmos; everything in existence6. (Astronomy) a complex united whole regarded as resembling the universe7. (Astronomy) any star or planet, esp one that might be inhabited8. (often capital) a division or section of the earth, its history, or its inhabitants: the Western World; the Ancient World; the Third World. 9. (Environmental Science) an area, sphere, or realm considered as a complete environment: the animal world. 10. any field of human activity or way of life or those involved in it: the world of television. 11. a period or state of existence: the next world. 12. the total circumstances and experience of an individual that make up his life, esp that part of it relating to happiness: you have shattered my world. 13. a large amount, number, or distance: worlds apart. 14. worldly or secular life, ways, or people15. (Logic) logic See possible world16. all the world and his wife a large group of people of various kinds17. (Medicine) bring into the world a. (of a midwife, doctor, etc) to deliver (a baby)b. to give birth to18. (Physiology) come into the world to be born19. dead to the world informal unaware of one's surroundings, esp fast asleep or very drunk20. for the world (used with a negative) for any inducement, however great21. for all the world in every way; exactly22. (Journalism & Publishing) give to the world to publish23. in the world (usually used with a negative) (intensifier): no-one in the world can change things. 24. man of the world woman of the world a man or woman experienced in social or public life25. not long for this world nearing death26. on top of the world informal exultant, elated, or very happy27. informal wonderful; excellent28. set the world on fire to be exceptionally or sensationally successful29. the best of both worlds the benefits from two different or opposed ways of life, philosophies, etc30. think the world of to be extremely fond of or hold in very high esteem31. world of one's own a state of mental detachment from other people32. world without end for ever33. (Human Geography) (modifier) of or concerning most or all countries; worldwide: world politics; a world record. 34. (in combination) throughout the world: world-famous. [Old English w(e)orold, from wer man + ald age, life; related to Old Frisian warld, wrald, Old Norse verold, Old High German wealt (German Welt)]

World

n (Placename) a man-made archipelago of 300 reclaimed islands built off the coast of Dubai in the shape of a map of the world. Area: 63 sq km (24 sq miles)

world

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n. 1. the earth or globe, considered as a planet. 2. (often cap.) a particular division of the earth: the Western world. 3. the earth or a part of it, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period: the ancient world. 4. humankind; the human race; humanity. 5. the public generally: The whole world knows it. 6. the class of persons devoted to the affairs, interests, or pursuits of this life: The world worships success. 7. a particular class of people, with common interests, aims, etc.: the fashionable world. 8. any sphere, realm, or domain, with all pertaining to it: the world of dreams. 9. everything that exists; the universe; the macrocosm. 10. one of the three general groupings of physical nature: animal world; mineral world; vegetable world. 11. any period, state, or sphere of existence: this world; the world to come. 12. Often, worlds. a great deal: That trip was worlds of fun. 13. any indefinitely great expanse. 14. any heavenly body: the starry worlds. Idioms: 1. bring into the world, a. to give birth to; bear. b. to deliver (a baby). 2. come into the world, to be born. 3. for all the world, a. for any consideration, however great: She wouldn't visit them for all the world. b. in every respect; precisely: You look for all the world like my friend Mary. 4. in the world, a. at all: without a care in the world. b. (used as an intensifier after interrogative words): What in the world do you mean by that? 5. out of this world, extraordinary; wonderful; fantastic. 6. think the world of, to like, admire or care about very much. 7. world without end, for all eternity; forever. [before 900; Middle English; Old English w(e)orld, c. Old Saxon werold, Old High German weralt, Old Norse verǫld, all < Germanic *wer-ald- literally, age of man]

World

the inhabitants of the earth; human society; the human race; a great quantity or amount, e.g., it makes a world of difference.Examples: worlds of company, 1590; of ships, 1586.

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Our world is only a practical joke of God, like a bad day —Franz Kafka
This world is like Noah’s Ark in which few men but many beasts embark —Samuel Butler
The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination, but the combination is locked up in the safe —Peter de Vries
The world is a gaming table so arranged that all who enter the casino must play and all must lose more or less heavily in the long run, though they win occasionally by the way —Samuel Butler
The world is a looking glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face —William Makepeace Thackeray
The looking glass comparison from Vanity Fair continues as follows: “Frown at it and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion.”
The world is a mirror: what looks in looks out. It returns only what you lend it —Ludwig Boerne
The world is an expensive hotel; you pay dearly for each pleasure —Israel Salanter Lipkin
The world is like a beautiful book, but of little use to anyone who cannot read it —Carolo Goldon
The original simile used the word ‘him’ instead of ‘anyone.’
The world is like a board with holes in it, and the square men have got into the round holes, and the round into the square —Bishop George Berkeley
The world is like a cucumber, today it’s in your hand, tomorrow up your arse —Arabic proverb
The world is like a drunken peasant. If you lift him into the saddle on one side, he will fall off on the other. One can’t help him, no matter how one tries —Martin Luther
The world is like a fair: people gather for a while, then part; some profit and rejoice, others lose and grieve —Bahya
The world is like a fountain-wheel: the buckets ascend full and descend empty —The Holy Bible/Exodus
The biblical passage concludes with “Who’s rich today may not be so tomorrow.”
The world is like a foyer leading to the world to come —Rabbi Jacob
In the Mishna, this continues with “Prepare yourself in the foyer, so that you may enter into the inner chamber.” Another version of this reads: “The world is like an antechamber to the next. Prepare yourself here that you may be admitted to the banquet hall there.”
The world is like a great staircase, some go up and others go down —Hipponax
The world is like a house, with the sky as a ceiling, the earth spread out like a carpet, the stars arrayed like lamps … and man its master —Bahya
The world is like a ladder: one goes up, another goes down —Immanuel of Rome
The world is like a map of antipathies … in which everyone picks the symbolic color of his difference —Juan Ramon Jimenez
The world is like an enormous spider web and if you touch it, however lightly, at any point, the vibration ripples to the remotest perimeter —Robert Penn Warren
The world is like an old coquette who conceals her age —Voltaire
The world is like a pump-wheel, through which the full is emptied and the empty filled —Naham Bratzlav
The world like a cradle rises and falls on a wave of confetti and funerals —Louis MacNeice
The world waits to be made over by each man who inhabits it, and it is made over every morning like a bed —William Saroyan
A world where cliches fit like a gown by Edith Head —Tom Nolan, New York Times Book Review, November 9, 1986
The comparison to a Hollywood designer’s gowns was most appropriate as the book being reviewed had a Hollywood background.

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Noun	1.	world - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"cosmos, macrocosm, universe, existence, creationnatural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by manextragalactic nebula, galaxy - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the skyclosed universe - (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matterestraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object - a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmospherenatural order - the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) lawsnature - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"
	2.	world - people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"domainsocial class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"academe, academia - the academic worldGrub Street - the world of literary hacks
	3.	world - all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"realityreal life, real world - the practical world as opposed to the academic world; "a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world"experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
	4.	world - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"earth, globeatmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globeVan Allen belt - a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic fieldhydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapordry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantlesky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earthsolar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field
	5.	world - people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"populace, publicpeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"admass - the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)audience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"
	6.	world - a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
	7.	world - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"earthly concern, worldly concern, earthconcern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"
	8.	world - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"human beings, human race, humankind, humans, mankind, humanity, mangroup, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unithuman, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriagepeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.	1.	world - involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"global, world-wide, worldwide, planetaryinternational - concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"

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noun1. earth, planet, globe, earthly sphere It's a beautiful part of the world.2. mankind, man, men, everyone, the public, everybody, humanity, human race, humankind, the race of man The world was shocked by this heinous crime.3. sphere, system, area, field, environment, province, kingdom, realm, domain The publishing world had never seen an event quite like this.4. life, nature, existence, creation, universe, cosmos Be happy, in this world and the next!5. planet, star, orb, heavenly body conditions which would support life on other worlds6. period, times, days, age, era, epoch What was life like for the ordinary man in the medieval world?7. huge amount (usually used in phrase 'a world of difference') mountain, wealth, great deal, good deal, abundance, enormous amount, vast amount They may look alike but there's a world of difference between them.for all the world exactly, just like, precisely, in every way, to all intents and purposes, just as if, in every respect He looked for all the world as if he was dead.on top of the world (Informal) overjoyed, happy, ecstatic, elated, over the moon (informal), exultant, on cloud nine (informal), cock-a-hoop, in raptures, beside yourself with joy After his win, he was on top of the world.out of this world (Informal) wonderful, great (informal), excellent, superb, fantastic (informal), incredible, fabulous (informal), marvellous, unbelievable, awesome (slang), indescribable, bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.) The food in this place is simply out of this world.think the world of someone love, treasure, worship, adore, dote on, hold someone dear, have great affection for I thought the world of my father.Quotations
"The world began without man, and it will end without him" [Claude Lévi-Strauss Tristes Tropiques]
"All the world's a stage" [William Shakespeare As you Like It]
"The world's mine oyster" [William Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor]

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noun1. The celestial body where humans live:earth (often uppercase).2. The totality of all existing things:cosmos, creation, macrocosm, nature, universe.3. The human race:earth, flesh, Homo sapiens, humanity, humankind, man, mankind, universe.4. A sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest:area, arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, orbit, province, realm, scene, subject, terrain, territory.Slang: bag.5. The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development:ambiance, atmosphere, climate, environment, medium, milieu, mise en scène, surroundings.6. A great deal:abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth.Informal: barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck, pile.Regional: power, sight.

Translations

世界人世间大量地天体存在的状态

world

(wəːld) noun1. the planet Earth. every country of the world.世界2. the people who live on the planet Earth. The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.世人3. any planet etc. people from other worlds.天体4. a state of existence. Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.存在的状态5. an area of life or activity. the insect world; the world of the international businessman. 生物或活动的区域，界 6. a great deal. The holiday did him a/the world of good.大量地7. the lives and ways of ordinary people. He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.人世间ˈworldly adjective of or belonging to this world; not spiritual. worldly pleasures.世间的ˈworldliness noun尘世ˌworldˈwide adjective, adverb (extending over or found) everywhere in the world. a worldwide sales network; Their products are sold worldwide. 全世界的，世界范围的 World Wide WebWWWthe best of both worlds the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one. A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.两全其美for all the world exactly, quite etc. What a mess you're in! You look for all the world as if you'd had an argument with an express train.一点不差地out of this world unbelievably marvellous. The concert was out of this world. 十全十美的，好得不得了 what in the world(?) used for emphasis when asking a question. What in the world have you done to your hair? （加重问话的语气）究竟，到底

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(all) the world over
(one's) whole world came crashing down around (one)
(one's) whole world was turned upside down
a brave new world
a man of the world
a man/woman of the world
a window on the world
a world of
a world of (something)
a world of difference
a world of good
a/the world of difference
all corners of the world
all over the earth
all over the place
all the difference in the world
all the time in the world
all the world's a stage
armpit of the world
at odds with the world
be (not) the end of the world
be (sitting) on top of the world
be a world away
be at peace with the world
be dead to the world
be in a dream world
be in a world of (one's) own
be in another world
be lost to the world
be not long for this world
be out of this world
be poles/worlds apart
be the armpit of the world
be the world to (one)
be worlds away
be worlds/a world away
be, live, etc. in a world of your own
be/mean the world to somebody
best of all possible worlds, the
best of all worlds
best of both possible worlds
best of both worlds
best of both worlds, the
bless the world with (one's) heels
brave new world
brave new world, a
bring (someone) into the world
bring into the world
carry the weight of the world on (one's) shoulders
carry the weight of the world on shoulders
carry the weight of the world on your shoulders
carry the world before (one)
carry the world before you
citizen of the world
come down in the world
come into the world
come up
come up in the world
come/go down/up in the world
cut off from the (outside) world
dead to the world
depart from this world
detached from the (outside) world
distant corner of the world
do (one) a power of good
do (one) a/the world of good
do somebody/something a power/world of good
end of the world
end of the world, it's not/wouldn't be the
feel on top of the world
first world problem
for all (the world) to see
for all the world
for all the world as if (someone or something)
for all the world as if/though...
for all the world as though (someone or something)
for anything (in the world)
from all corners of the world
from all four corners of the world
get into a world of (one's) own
get on
get on in the world
go down in the world
go to the world
go up in the world
God's gift to the world
God's in his heaven; all's right with the world
goodbye, cruel world
Half the world knows not how the other half lives
has the world by the tail
have the cares of the world on (one's) shoulders
have the weight of the world on (one's) shoulders
have the world at (one's) feet
have the world at your feet
have the world by the tail
have the world on a string
How's the world (been) treating you?
How's the world treating you?
in (one's) own (little) world
in a perfect world
in a world of (one's) own
in a world of own
in an ideal world
in an ideal/a perfect world
in one's own world
in the world
it takes all kinds (to make a world)
it's a small world
laugh and the (whole) world laughs with you(; weep and you weep alone)
laugh and the world laughs with you
Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone
live in a world of (one's) own
look for all the world like
look for all the world like (someone or something)
love makes the world go round
make (one's) way in (something)
make a world of difference
make all the difference (in the world)
make the world go round
make way in the world
man of the world
man of the world, a
mean the world to (someone)
move up
move up in the world
next world
not be long for this world
not be the end of the world
not for anything (in the world)
not for the world
not have a care in the world
not long for this world
not miss (something) for the world
not miss for the world
not set the world on fire
not the end of the world
not/never set the world on fire
on earth
on top of the world
on top of the world, to be
one half of the world does not know how the other half lives
out of this world
promise (one) the moon
promise (one) the world
promise the moon/earth/world
rise (up) in the world
see the world
set the world alight
set the world on fire
tell the (whole) world
tell the whole world
tell the world
the (someone) of this world
the best of both worlds
the best of both/all worlds
the bottom drops out of (one's) world
the bottom drops/falls out of somebody's world
the bottom falls out of (one's) world
the bottom falls out of your world
the eighth wonder of the world
the end of the world
the end of the world as we know it
the four corners of the world
the hand that rocks the cradle (rules the world)
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
the leader of the free world
the next world
the outside world
the way of the world
the weight of the world
the whole wide world
the world and his wife
the world is (one's) oyster
the world is one’s oyster
The world is oyster
the world is your oyster
the world over
the world owes you a living
the world, the flesh, and the devil
the world's smallest violin
the worst of both worlds
the worst of both/all worlds
the... of this world
think a lot of
think the world of
think the world of (someone or something)
think the world of somebody/something
think the world of someone
think the world owes (one) a living
third world
to the ends of the world
Today here, tomorrow the world
war to end all wars
watch the world go by
what in the world
what is the world coming to?
What's the world coming to?
Where in the world...?
Where in the world?
whole wide world
window on the world
with the best will in the world
without a care in the world
woman of the world
world at (one's) feet
world class
world is my oyster, the
world is one's oyster, the
world of good, a
world shattering
world without end
world-beater
world-class
worlds apart
worlds away

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noun earth

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noun mankind

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noun sphere

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noun life

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noun planet

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noun period

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noun huge amount

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phrase for all the world

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phrase on top of the world

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phrase out of this world

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phrase think the world of someone

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noun the celestial body where humans live

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noun the totality of all existing things

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noun the human race

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noun a sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest

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noun the totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development

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noun a great deal

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noun everything that exists anywhere

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noun people in general

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noun all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

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noun the 3rd planet from the sun

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noun people in general considered as a whole

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noun a part of the earth that can be considered separately

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noun the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

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noun all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

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adj involving the entire earth

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