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Related topics: Astronomy
world1 /wɜːld $ wɜːrld/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  OUR PLANET/EVERYONE ON IT 地球/全人类the world SGWORLDthe planet we live on, and all the people, cities, and countries on it 世界，地球 → earth
 Tuberculosis is still common in some parts of the world.
结核病在世界上某些地区仍很常见。
 At that time China was the most powerful country in the world.
当时中国是世界上最强大的国家。
 the world’s tallest building
世界上最高的建筑
 The Taj Mahal attracts visitors from around the world.
泰姬陵吸引了来自世界各地的游客。
 Students from all over the world come to study at Oxford.
世界各地的学生到牛津大学来求学。
 Children are the same the world over.
全世界的孩子都一样。
 The book has been published throughout the world.
这本书已在世界各地出版。
 There is nothing quite like it anywhere in the world.
世界上任何地方都找不出和它类似的东西。
 Europe’s relationship with the rest of the world
欧洲和世界上其他地区的关系
 I decided to take a year off to travel the world.
我决定休息一年去周游世界。
 a crime that shocked the world
震惊全世界的罪行
n Grammar
You say in the world:
the fastest sports car in the world
✗Don’t say:
the fastest sports car in world | the fastest sport car on the world
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the world• the world's oldest tree• Scientists around the world have been conducting similar experiments.• The ceremony was seen on television around the world.• For South Africa, and indeed for the whole world, 1990 was a year of great change.• At age 116, she was believed to be one of the oldest people in the world.• In some parts of the world, clean drinking water is very scarce.• You can buy Coca-Cola all over the world.• John renounced the world when he became a monk.• It's the world's tallest building.• The two countries are trying to work out a peace deal with the whole world watching.
2  in the world EMPHASIZEused to emphasize what you are saying 世上；究竟，到底〔用于强调〕
the happiest/most exciting etc ... in the world
 I’m the luckiest man in the world!
我是世上最幸运的人！
 Bali is my favourite place in the whole world.
巴厘岛是我最最喜欢的地方。
 Off he went, without a care in the world (=not worried about anything at all).
他啥也不管就走了。
 Nothing in the world (=nothing at all) can save them now.
现在什么也救不了他们。
 Don’t worry, we’ve got all the time in the world (=plenty of time so you do not need to hurry).
别担心，我们有的是时间。
what/who/where/how etc in the world ...? (=used when you are very surprised or annoyed) 究竟是什么/是谁/在哪儿/怎么样等…？〔用于表示很惊讶或恼怒〕
 What in the world are you doing here at seven in the morning?
你早上7点钟在这儿到底干什么？
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in the world• Wherever you are in the world, that Rockwool product will more than match the specification.• Why won't I admit that I must have the shortest arms in the world?• At that time China was the most powerful country in the world.• Friendship was viewed as one of the major keys to goodness in the world.• I felt like the luckiest guy in the world.• I was in a soap opera for a while where I was the nicest guy in the world.• S schools to raise their proficiency in science and math to the highest levels in the world.• All I do is try to live in the world, but the world done gone crazy.• He was the last person in the world who would understand.
3  the society we live in 我们生活的社会SOCIETY [singular] the society that we live in, the way people behave, and the kind of life we have 社会；生活
 Parents want a better world for their children.
父母都希望孩子有更好的天地。
the world
 The world is being transformed by information technology.
信息技术正在改变世界。
 You had to go into politics if you wanted to change the world.
你若是想改变世界就必须从政。
in an ideal/perfect world (=used to say how you would like things to be) 在理想的/完美的世界
 In an ideal world, we would be able to recycle everything.
在理想世界里，任何东西都可以循环使用。
the real world (=the way life really is, not how people would like it to be or imagine it) 现实生活
 In the real world, things are never quite so simple.
现实生活中事情从来都不是那么简单的。
what is the world coming to? (=used to say that you do not like the way society is changing) 这世道怎么了？
 Five pounds just to park your car! I don’t know what the world’s coming to.
停停车就要五英镑！这世道怎么了？
4  COUNTRY/NATIONgroup of countries 国家集团 [singular] a particular group of countries 〔某一类国家组成的〕世界
5  time in history 历史时期 [singular] a particular period in history 〔特定的〕历史时期
6  SB’s life and experiences 某人的生活和经历 [countableC]LIFE the life and experiences of a particular person or group of people 生活，生活经历
7  area of activity/work 活动/工作的领域 [countableC usually singular]COUNTRY/NATION a particular area of activity or work, and the people who are involved in it 〔人们活动或工作的〕领域，界
8  NATURE/ANIMALS/PLANTS 自然/动物/植物the natural/animal/plant world HBLIVING/ALIVEall of nature, or all animals or plants considered as a group 自然界/动物界/植物界
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the natural/animal/plant world• He can live in and accept the natural world, yet his soul lofts upward.• In that casual gesture she trampled upon an awesome human achievement and upon great sacrifices contributed by the natural world.• It is not true that the will to power alone characterises the animal world.• Similarly, these continuing contests in the natural world were leading to areas which were specialised in their functions.• We must learn to accept it as a law of the natural world.• However we have seen that quantum theory places considerable restraint on a plain man's objectivist view of the natural world.• The focus today is not the predicted disappearance of order but the abundance of it throughout the natural world.
9  place/situation 地方/情况SITUATION [countableC usually singular] a particular kind of place or situation, especially one that someone describes or which you imagine 〔尤指某人描述或想象的〕地方，情景
10  another planet 别的星球 [countableC]HA a place like the Earth in another part of the universe where other things may live 〔可能存在其他生物的〕天体，星球
11  STH is very different 某事物很不相同 [countableC] used in the following phrases to emphasize that something is very different 〔用于以下短语强调某事物大不相同〕
12  the outside world OUT/OUTSIDEthe people who live outside a particular place or country – used when the people of that place or country do not often meet other people 外面的世界，外界
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the outside world• Hong Kong constitutes a critical economic gateway between the mainland and the outside world.• What if the outside world was unaware of what was happening at Heymouth?• In essential schizophrenia the characteristic pattern is of withdrawal from the impacts of experience in the outside world.• She is not afraid of the outside world, but recognizes its beauty, and therein lies a danger.• It gives us everything from our connection to the outside world to our artistic and intellectual systems.• Such pets will be fully animated robots, in constant communication with the outside world in order to serve you.• It was from this room that he wrote his first and only communications with the outside world.• Prisoners' confinement and lack of contact with the outside world compound their problems.
13  the material world real things, rather than ideas and beliefs 物质世界
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the material world• His followers are to trust in the goodness and providence of their heavenly father and abandon their care about the material world.• The members of the second were practical men who were leaders and men of action in the material world.• These are no doubt spiritual matters, but they have their analogue in the material world.• Such scientists refuse to admit that here they are dealing with another level or scale of being in the material world.• For Marx the material world is the ultimate reality.• The child's actions on the material world also provide a stimulus for conceptual development.• Flash heat, volcanism, lightning, wind, and waves all renew the material world.• That meant he could project his spirit as he slept, and wander the material world and even the spirit lands.
14  for all the world as if/as though/like literarySEEM exactly as if or exactly like 活像；完全像
15  out of this world informalGOOD/EXCELLENT extremely good, enjoyable etc 好得不得了
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out of this world• He has to be from out of this world to spring all that on me.
16  do somebody a/the world of good to be very good for someone’s health or mental state 对某人很有好处
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do somebody a/the world of good• Not only do they do you a world of good if you drink them but they also have cosmetic uses.• He could become so unaccountably miserable that a small amount of collusion some-times did him a world of good.• But physically - this type of exercise will do you the world of good.• All the family can enjoy eating the low-fat way and it will do everyone a world of good.• Come on a Club 18-30 holiday and there's every chance it will do you the world of good.• A week by the ocean will do you a world of good.• All of them stressed that a holiday would do Valerie the world of good.• A good run in pastures new would do you a world of good.
17  in a world of your own/in your own little world used to say that someone seems to spend a lot of time thinking or imagining things, and does not seem to notice what is happening around them 生活在自己的（小）天地里
18  mean the world to somebody/think the world of somebody if someone or something means the world to you, or if you think the world of them, they are very important to you and you love or respect them very much 对某人非常重要/非常喜欢[尊敬]某人[某物]
19  somebody would give the world to do something used to say that someone would like to do something very much 某人迫切想做某事
20. be/feel on top of the world informalHAPPY to feel extremely happy 快活之极
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be/feel on top of the world• In the spring of 1995, Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
21. be a man/woman of the world EXPERIENCEDto be someone who has had many experiences and is not easily shocked 是阅历丰富的人，是见过世面的人
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be a man/woman of the world• Look, Ray, you're a man of the world - I'm sure you've been in situations like this before.
22  not for the world NOTused to emphasize that you would not do something 决不，无论如何也不
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not for the world• I wouldn't hurt Amy for the world.• Rescripts were often penned for a case, and not for the world at large.• Gentlemen, I would not for the world be judge in a cause in which I am one party among three.• I would not for the world keep him from his rest.
23  the world is your oyster LIMITthere is no limit to the opportunities that someone has 前途无量，前程似锦
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the world is your oyster• The world is her oyster but she dreams of being a librarian.• After that, the world is your oyster, as they say.
24  have the world at your feet 
25  go up/come down in the world CLASS IN SOCIETYto move to a higher or lower position in society 升到更高/跌到较低的社会地位；发迹/落魄
26  set the world on fire/alight spokenSUCCESSFUL to have a big effect or be very successful 引起轰动；大获成功
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set the world on fire/alight• And now we have Sliver which was the subject of much wrangling and hasn't exactly set the world on fire.• But if Rhodes hasn't set the world on fire with his batting, he certainly has with his fielding.• Either way, the speed and acceleration is not going to set the world on fire.• None of the three papers was going to set the world on fire.• It was a lovely accomplishment, of course, but nothing to set the world on fire with.• The sonorities glow, and the whole thing is user-friendly without setting the world on fire.
27  set/put the world to rights DISCUSSto discuss or say how the world should be changed to make people’s lives better 谈论如何改变世界，指点江山
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set/put the world to rights• That straightness of Time, that confining straightness, was one with the Western picture of setting the world to rights.• More recently Lou has cleaned up his act and started setting the world to rights.• He wanted to put the world to rights.
28  the Michael Jacksons/Mother Teresas/Microsofts etc of this world spokenTYPE used to talk about a particular kind of person or group, by using one person or group as an example 迈克尔•杰克逊/特蕾莎修女/微软公司等一类人 [团体]〔用于举例谈论某一类人或团体〕
29. think the world owes you a living to think that you should not have to work and that other people will provide you with everything you need – used to show disapproval 认为整个世界都欠你的〔含贬义〕
30. think (that) the world revolves around you to think that you are the most important person and everyone else should only be interested in making sure that you have what you want – used to show disapproval 认为世界围着自己转，认为自己是最重要的〔含贬义〕
31  the world and his wife British EnglishBrE everyone or anybody – used when you want to emphasize that a lot of people do something or anyone can do something 人人；很多人
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the world and his wife• Now all the world and his wife seems to have heard of them!• Only all the world and his wife, if I know Igor.• It seemed that all the world and his wife were in Madrid.• Nick and Clem will have invited half the world and his wife, anyway.• The reason the world and his wife head for these shores is they know that their chances of deportation are virtually non-existent.• This also facilitated close up shots to be taken without the world and his wife looking on.
32. come into the world literary to be born 降生，来到这个世上
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come into the world• He looked as if he came into the world fighting.• He gave her a child every year, but was never there when it came into the world.
33. bring a child into the world literary to have a baby, or help a baby to be born 把一个孩子带到这个世上〔指分娩或接生〕
34. somebody is not long for this world literary used to say that someone is likely to die soon 某人将不久于人世
35  NORMAL LIFE 普通的生活the world normal life in society, as opposed to a religious way of life, especially in a monastery etc 尘世，世俗
→ best of both worlds at best3(7), → be dead to the world at dead1(9), → it’s not the end of the world at end1(18), → New World, Third World
n COLLOCATIONS
phrases
part of the world
This part of the world was new to her.
the rest of the world
How will this affect Britain and the rest of the world?
phrases
the best/tallest etc in the world
We want to become the best team in the world.
the world’s best/tallest etc
It is the world’s largest car manufacturer.
around/across the world (=in many parts of the world)
We have 950 customers around the world.
all over/throughout the world (=in every part of the world)
The city attracts visitors from all over the world.
adjectives
the whole/entire world
Today the whole world is threatened with pollution.
verbs
travel the world
He spent his first few years after school travelling the world.
see the world (=travel to different parts of the world)
He quit his job to see the world.
save the world (=help people in the world)
She’s doing her bit to save the world.
lead the world (=be the most successful in the world)
Britain leads the world in defence electronics.
Examples from the Corpus
world• Heron's book was widely copied in the ancient world.• strange creatures from another world• the fast-paced business world• Jaffrii is now one of the richest and most successful men in the business world.• Our public schools are among the worst in the developed world.• the fashion world• Why here, why Stalinvast, and not some other world?• the fast-paced world of technology• Alvin's world was full of dance and music.• We thought we could change the world then.• I have been blotted out from the world.• She lost any sense of time, knowing only the world of sensation and pleasure and sad longing.• the world of the Anglo-Saxons• the Western world
in an ideal/perfect world• I also have an idealized picture of myself - what I would like to be in an ideal world.• But we don't live in a perfect world.• To go onstage in the flag is to be a 50p magnet, nomatterwhat it might mean in an ideal world.• This was an unusual arrangement which might have worked in a perfect world.
the Western/Arab etc world• As for the Arab world, their response as we were negotiating these agreements was to be expected.• Chess is sort of considered in the Western world as the premier intellectual game.• He developed the concept of an open market within the Community to create the largest single market in the Western world.• Molecular biology of colorectal neoplasia Large bowel cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world.• The daily broadsheet circulates widely in the Arab world and among Arabs living in the West.• If they are ever opened, the Hunterston plants would be among the first direct reduction iron works in the Western world.• This has happened all over the Western world and we must now start to pick up the pieces.• The speech was warmly endorsed throughout the Arab world.
the modern/ancient world• Mathematics is becoming increasingly important in its applications and uses in the modern world.• It may be that increasing industrialism made the modern world an uglier, less attractive subject.• The Labyrinth at Knossos is generally recognized to have been one of the greatest architectural achievements of the ancient world.• Their lives were now confronted by earthshaking change, by the arrival of the modern world.• Part of the moulding-power of the modern world is its ability to leave us all blasé.• The technology of the modern world has derived, in good measure, from a great wealth of empirical experience.• Not everyone, however, welcomes the return of primal spirituality to the modern world.• His conquests transformed the ancient world and ushered in the Hellenistic age of great monarchies.
world of• Truong found himself living in a world of poverty and uncertainty.• the world of fashion
the world of politics/business/work etc• In the early 1980s, the world of work at Sparta underwent a drastic change.• The world of politics is next.• Secondment is an opportunity for them to learn at first hand about the world of work to which their students are aspiring.• We will reinforce the rights of the individual in the world of work, and break down artificial barriers to advancement.• Performers in one of the most successful, longest-running shows in the world of business.• In the world of work, this is one of the distinctions between the professional and the technician.• Any disruption they suffer should be counteracted by your enhanced awareness of the world of work.• We often speak of climbing the ladder don't we when it comes to the world of work or material success.
another world• Sometimes he was so distant that he seemed to be in another world.• And I am now in another world!• You appreciate that there is a fair chance that you might find yourself prematurely in another world?• Nature is full of icons or images that reveal glimpses into another world.• Is Michael Johnson going to set another world record?• You want me to be your gateway to another world?• But further along the branch was another world.• It was another world, and he knew he would now have to seek advice from an expert.
a world of difference• This is only two miles from the bustling West End - but there is a world of difference.• There is a world of difference between emotional blankness and immorality.• He made a world of difference to the Leeds defence.• After all, the right network can make a world of difference to your business.• During these golden years of instruction, parents can make a world of difference by staying engaged and supportive.• A short note of encouragement would make a world of difference right now.• It makes a world of difference when there is a lot of electricity in the air.• There's a world of difference between owning a gun and using it.• But there was a world of difference between wanting and loving.
world2 ●●○ adjectiveadj [only before noun]  
1  WORLDexisting in, involving, or affecting all or most countries in the world 遍及[影响]全世界的
2  POWERa world figure is one of the most important people in the world 〔人物〕在世界范围内举足轻重的
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world• The ice skating show features twelve Olympic and world champions.• The Denver Broncos have won the world championship.• Jones is a world expert in genetics.• The present conflict is a threat to world peace.• At that time Britain was a major world power.• Islam is one of the great world religions.• The top 50 multi-national companies control about 80% of world trade.
the World Cup/Championships etc• Maradona's punch helped his side to the World Cup.• Think: between the hedges meets the World Cup.• The three legs of the World Cup can take enough out of a horse without subjecting it to too much unnecessary effort beforehand.• If Mr Moynihan is prudent, he will already be thinking ahead to the World Cup of 1994.• Nor will the World Cup of 2006 end standing.• It is enough to give anybody the World Cup willies.
world leaders• Increasingly, funding will reflect the quality of the research output so that the best centres can truly be world leaders.• Messages of condolence began arriving in New Delhi on May 22 from a host of world leaders.• The Chirac-Kohl coolness forms part of a growing pattern of strained personal relations among world leaders.• Power Not that our world leaders have much to worry about.• The pursuit of a cease-fire dominated a summit of world leaders in Moscow, meeting to discuss nuclear safety and arms proliferation.• Both Du Pont and Conoco are world leaders, in their respective sectors, in environmental protection and safety.• The media tell it whenever they present international relations as a dramatic encounter between world leaders who personify their countries.• In the meantime world leaders will enjoy the kudos of being seen to be doing something about Aids.
Origin world1
Old English woruld “human existence, this world, age”
world1 noun
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→n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1world2 adjectiveadj
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 1the earth/its people全世界ADJECTIVE | VERB + WORLD | WORLD + VERB | WORLD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤known已知世界◇a medieval map of the known world關於已知世界的中世紀地圖➤entire, whole全世界VERB + WORLD➤create, make創造世界◇They believe that God created the world.他們相信是上帝創造了世界。➤destroy毀滅世界◇One of these days, humans will destroy the world.人類總有一天會毀掉這個世界。➤save拯救世界▸➤conquer, dominate, rule, take over征服／主宰／統治／佔領世界◇Fast food outlets seem to be taking over the world.快餐店似乎正佔領全球。➤populate居住在全世界▸➤explore, tour, travel探索世界；周遊世界▸➤see見世面；周遊世界◇As a young man, he wanted to see the world before he settled down.年輕時候的他想先去見見世面，然後再安定下來。➤lead走在世界前面◇Sweden leads the world in safety legislation.瑞典在安全立法方面世界領先。WORLD + VERB➤end世界終結◇Many people imagine the world ending with an explosion.許多人都猜想世界會在一場大爆炸中終結。WORLD + NOUN➤atlas, map世界地圖冊／地圖➤population世界人口▸➤leader, power, superpower世界領導者；世界強國；世界超級大國◇a meeting of the major world powers幾個主要世界強國間的會談➤economy世界經濟➤order世界秩序◇the new world order marked by American dominance美國佔主導地位的世界新秩序➤recession, slump世界性衰退；全球蕭條▸➤market世界市場▸➤trade世界貿易▸➤price全球價格◇World oil prices continue to rise.全球石油價格持續上漲。➤domination世界統治地位◇A handful of Internet companies are battling for world domination.少數幾個互聯網公司正在爭奪世界統治地位。➤empire世界帝國◇He is at the head of a world media empire.他是一個世界性媒體帝國的領導者。➤affairs, events, politics國際事務；世界性事件；世界政治▸➤attention, opinion全世界的注意；國際輿論◇The bombing alienated world opinion.那次轟炸遭到國際輿論的指責。➤war世界大戰▸➤champ (informal) , champion, record-holder世界冠軍；世界紀錄保持者◇He was easily beaten by the reigning world champion.他被衞冕世界冠軍輕鬆地打敗了。➤championship, cup, title世界錦標賽；世界杯；世界冠軍▸➤class世界級◇The team is world class.該隊是世界一流的。➤record世界紀錄◇She shattered the world record for the marathon.她打破了馬拉松世界紀錄。➤rankings世界排名◇He has never before featured in the top ten world rankings.以前他從未進入過世界排名的前 10 位。➤renown世界聞名◇scientists of world renown世界聞名的科學家➤religion世界性宗教◇the major world religions主要的世界性宗教➤cinema, music (= from or influenced by cultures outside Europe and North America) 世界電影；世界音樂➤premiere全球首映◇The movie had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.該電影在多倫多電影節上全球首映。➤tour世界巡迴◇The band are about to embark on a six-month world tour.樂隊即將開始為期 6 個月的世界巡迴表演。PREPOSITION➤across the world全世界◇Astronomers across the world will be watching the night sky.全世界的天文學家都將觀測夜空。➤around the world, round the world (especially BrE) 世界各地◇The ceremony was watched live by millions around the world.世界各地數百萬人觀看了慶典的直播。➤in the world在世界上◇He felt he was the luckiest man in the whole world.他感覺他是全世界最幸運的人。➤throughout the world全世界◇People throughout the world will be watching the big game on television.全世界的人都將在電視機前觀看這場重大比賽。PHRASES➤all around the world, all over the world, all round the world (especially BrE) 世界各地；全球◇The ceremony was watched live by millions all around the world.世界各地數百萬人觀看了慶典的直播。➤the end of the world (figurative) 世界末日◇It won't be the end of the world if you don't get the job.如果你得不到這份工作也不會是世界末日。➤on a world scale在世界範圍內◇Communist parties were formed on a world scale after the Russian Revolution.俄國革命之後，共產黨在世界範圍內成立起來。➤on the world stage在世界舞台上◇The country became an important player on the world stage.這個國家成為世界舞台上的重要一員。➤a part of the world世界的一部份◇It's an interesting part of the world.這是世界一個有趣的地區。➤rid the world of sth消除世界上的⋯◇He is on a quest to rid the world of evil.他正在探索如何消除世界上的罪惡。➤the world over世界各地◇Scientists the world over have been waiting for this breakthrough.全世界的科學家一直在等待着這個突破。
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 2part of the earth部份的世界ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤Arab, English-speaking, Islamic, Muslim, Western, etc.阿拉伯世界、講英語的地區、伊斯蘭世界、穆斯林世界、西方世界（等）◇Heads of state from all over the Arab world gathered for the conference.阿拉伯世界的國家元首聚集在一起參加會議。➤civilized文明世界➤free自由世界▸➤developed, First, industrialized, rich發達國家；第一世界國家；工業化國家和地區；富裕的國家和地區◇First-World consumers will have to eat less meat.第一世界國家的消費者得少吃些肉類。➤developing, Third, underdeveloped發展中國家和地區；第三世界國家；不發達國家和地區▸➤New, Old新大陸；舊世界◇Machismo is a New World phenomenon with roots in Old World cultures.大男子主義是植根於舊世界文化中的新大陸現象。PREPOSITION➤in the...world在⋯世界裏◇In the Western world, there is a different attitude to marriage.西方世界對待婚姻的態度有所不同。
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 3life/society生活；社會ADJECTIVE | VERB + WORLD | WORLD + VERB | WORLD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤changing, chaotic, ever-changing, fast-changing, fast-paced變化的／混亂的／不斷變化的／快速變化的／快節奏的世界▸➤cruel, cut-throat, dog-eat-dog, hard, tough殘酷的世界；激烈競爭的世界；無情競爭的世界；艱難世事▸➤alien, crazy, mad, strange, topsy-turvy陌生的／瘋狂的／混亂的／奇怪的／亂七八糟的世界▸➤ancient, medieval, Roman, etc.古代、中世紀、古羅馬等社會▸➤contemporary, modern, postmodern, today's當今社會；現代世界；後現代社會；今日世界➤globalized全球化社會◇In today's globalized world, telecommunications have broken down boundaries.在今日這個全球化的社會裏，電信已經打破了地域局限。➤post-apocalyptic, post-war世界末日後的／戰後的世界◇The movie is set in a bizarre post-apocalyptic world.這個電影的背景是世界末日後詭異的世界。➤brave new美好的新世界◇the architects' vision of a brave new world of pristine concrete建築師想像中的由嶄新混凝土建築構成的美好新世界➤vanishing正在消失的世界◇These tribesmen are proud survivors of a vanishing world.這些部落成員是一個正在消失的世界中難得的幸存者。➤peaceful和平的世界➤ideal, perfect理想的／完美的世界➤imperfect不完美的世界◇This is an imperfect world, and we have to compromise.這是個不完美的世界，我們不得不妥協。➤external, outer, outside, real外在世界；外部世界；外界；現實世界◇Throughout his time in prison he had no contact with the outside world.在監獄期間，他與外界失去了聯繫。◇In the real world things don't always happen like they do in books.在現實世界中，事情的發生並不總是像書中描寫的那樣。➤day-to-day, everyday, mundane, workaday日常生活；世俗社會；平凡世界◇She has to deal with the day-to-day world of bills, schools, and problems.她不得不應對日常生活中的賬單、學校以及各種問題。➤dream, fantasy, fictional, imaginary, inner, make-believe, private夢幻／幻想的／虛構的／想像的／內心／假想的／個人世界◇She enjoys creating imaginary worlds for children.她喜歡為孩子們創造想像中的世界。◇She lives in her own inner world.她生活在自己的內心世界中。➤sb's own某人自己的天地◇She lives in her own little world.她生活在自己的小天地裏。➤alternative, parallel另類／平行世界▸➤material, physical物質世界▸➤simulated, virtual模擬／虛擬世界➤digital數字世界▸➤spiritual精神世界▸➤spirit陰間◇Mediums claim to receive messages from the spirit world.通靈的人聲稱收到來自陰間的信息。➤secular世俗世界▸➤social社交界▸➤animal, insect, natural, plant動物世界；昆蟲世界；自然界；植物世界◇I like living in the country because I'm interested in the natural world.我喜歡住在鄉下，因為我對自然界感興趣。➤academic, art, business, corporate, fashion, industrial, literary, medical, publishing, sports學術界；藝術界；商界；企業界；時裝界；工業界；文學界；醫學界；出版界；體育界▸➤different各界◇We come from different worlds.我們來自不同的領域。➤whole, whole wide, wider整個世界；外界更大範圍◇She told him he was her only friend in the whole wide world.她告訴他，他是這個世界上她唯一的朋友。◇The wider world learned of his illness months after he told his family.他把病情告訴家人數月之後外界才知道。➤small小世界◇I'm sure we'll meet again. It's a very small world in this profession.我確信我們還會見面的，這一行的圈子很小。VERB + WORLD➤change, remake, reshape, revolutionize, shape, transform改變世界；再造世界；重塑世界；徹底變革世界；塑造世界◇Young people always think they are going to change the world.年輕人總是想着要改變世界。◇Technology has remade the world.科技重塑了世界。➤have, inhabit, live in有活動領域；居住於世界；生活在世界上◇Children often have their own private world.孩子們往往有他們自己的天地。➤look at, perceive, see, view看待／感知／領悟／觀察世界◇different ways of looking at the world對世界的不同看法➤create創造世界◇Computer games create whole virtual worlds.電腦遊戲創造出完整的虛擬世界。➤imagine想像世界◇Can you imagine a world without possessions?你能想像一個沒有私人財產的世界嗎？➤come into, enter, escape into來到世界；進入⋯界；躲進世界◇We come into the world with nothing.我們兩手空空來到這個世界。◇He entered the world of politics in 1997.他於 1997 年進入政界。◇Show business gave him the chance to escape into another world.演藝事業給了他躲進另外一個世界的機會。➤bring sb into生育◇She had brought six children into the world.她生了 6 個孩子。➤divide劃分世界◇She tends to divide the world into 'winners' and 'losers'.她往往將世界上的人劃分為“成功者”和“失敗者”。➤escape from, shut yourself away from, shut out逃避現實；隱居；使不受世界影響◇He closed his eyes and tried to shut out the world.他閉上眼睛努力不受外界的影響。➤face面對世事◇For the first time since the death of her parents, she felt able to face the world.自從雙親去世後，這是她第一次感到能面對世事。➤take on接受世事的挑戰◇He felt ready to take on the world when he finished college.大學畢業的時候，他感覺已經準備好了接受世事的挑戰。➤tell告訴世人◇He wanted to tell the world how happy he was.他想告訴全世界他是多麼高興。➤prove to, show向世人證明／表明◇She was determined to show the world that she was no loser.她決心向世人表明她絕不是失敗者。➤rock, shake, shock, stun震驚世界◇The news of the assassination shook the world.暗殺的消息震驚了世界。WORLD + VERB➤change世界改變▸➤collapse, crumble, fall apart世界崩潰◇His world fell apart when his wife died.他的世界隨着妻子的去世崩潰了。➤revolve around sb/sth世界圍着⋯轉◇She thinks the world revolves around her and her schedule.她以為全世界就以她和她的時間表為中心。➤owe sb sth社會欠某人⋯◇He seems to think that the world owes him a living.他似乎認為社會應給他一條謀生之路。WORLD + NOUN➤knowledge世界知識▸➤view世界觀◇Teachers influence the world view of their young students.教師會影響年輕學生的世界觀。PREPOSITION➤in the... world在⋯界◇He's well known in the fashion world.他在時裝界很出名。➤world about, world around周圍的世界◇At this age, babies are starting to take an interest in the world around them.在這個年齡，嬰兒開始對周圍的世界產生興趣。➤world of⋯的領域◇In the world of finance there is little room for sentiment.金融界不是講感情的地方。➤world outside⋯外面的世界◇Aren't you interested in the world outside your window?你對窗外的世界難道不感興趣嗎？PHRASES➤sb's experience of the world, sb's knowledge of the world, sb's perception of the world某人的人生經驗／世界知識／對世界的感知▸➤the eyes of the world世人的眼睛◇The eyes of the world are on the president.全世界的目光都在盯着總統。➤in an ideal world, in a perfect world在理想的／在完美的世界裏◇In an ideal world, I'd like to work just three days a week.在理想的世界裏，我想每週只工作 3 天。➤in a world of your own在自己的世界裏◇I tapped on the window to get her attention but she was in a world of her own.我敲窗戶以引起她的注意，但是她卻沉浸在自己的世界裏。➤the rest of the world外面的世界◇He just wanted to shut himself away from the rest of the world.他只是想把自己與外界隔絕。➤take the world by storm轟動世界◇a young writer who is taking the world by storm轟動世界的青年作家➤watch the world go by看人生百態◇He likes to sit outside his front door and watch the world go by.他喜歡坐在前門外，注視周圍發生的一切。➤a whole other world (informal) 一個完全不同的世界◇There is a whole other world outside school.校外完全是一個不同的世界。➤the ways of the world人情世故◇He's too young to understand the ways of the world.他太年輕，尚不懂人情世故。➤worlds apart天壤之別◇Although they are twins, they are worlds apart in their attitude to life.儘管他們是雙胞胎，他們的人生觀卻完全不同。
IELTS BNC: 146 COCA: 123
world noun
⇨ world (sail around the world) ⇨ culture (the ancient world) ⇨ the real world ⇨ factthe world

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the world ♦︎ earth ♦︎ the globe ♦︎ the planetThese words all mean the planet that we live on. 这些词均表示地球。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆around / across / all over the world / earth / globe / planet◆on (the) earth / the globe / the planet◆to save / destroy the world / earth / planet◆the world / earth turns / revolves◆the face / surface of the earth / globe / planet◆the (four) corners of the world / earth / globe■ the world [singular] the planet that we live on; all the people or countries that exist 地球；世界◆He's always wanted to sail around the world.他一直想环球航行。◆Which is the largest city in the world?世界上最大的城市是哪个？◆French is spoken in many parts of the world.世界上许多地方说法语。◆He's the world's highest paid entertainer.他是世界上薪酬最高的艺人。◆She spent much of her life campaigning for world peace.她几乎把一生都投入到了世界和平运动之中。■ earth ( the earth, Earth, the Earth) [uncountable, singular] the planet that we live on 地球◆The fossil record shows the history of life on earth.化石记录着地球上的生命史。◆The earth revolves around the sun.地球绕着太阳转。◆In the story the aliens have a plan to destroy planet earth.故事中外星人计划摧毁地球。NOTE 辨析 The world or the earth?In some cases you can use either word. 在有些情况下这两个词可以通用◆I must be the happiest person in the world / on earth!我肯定是这世上最幸福的人了！However, there is usually a difference of emphasis: use the world when you are only concerned with things that exist in the world, and not with anything that exists outside it. Earth is more often used when our planet is being considered in relation to other planets, its place in space, or heaven. Compare world peace (= peace between all the countries in the world) and peace on earth (= peace as a gift to people on earth from God in heaven). 但是，两个词通常强调不同的内容。使用the world时表示仅与地球上的事物相关，与地球以外的事情没有关系。earth常指相对于其他行星或太空的地球，或相对于上天的大地。试比较world peace（世界和平）和peace on earth（上帝赐予大地的安宁）。 ■ the globe [singular] the world, especially when emphasizing how big it is 地球，世界（尤用以强调其大）◆The resort attracts tourists from every corner of the globe.这个胜地吸引了来自世界各地的游人。■ the planet [singular] the world, especially when talking about the environment 地球（尤用于谈论环境问题）◆South East Asia has emerged as a key arena in the battle to save the planet.东南亚已经成为保护地球环境的主战场。
IELTS BNC: 146 COCA: 123
world
The planet Earth: the world, the planet, the earth...
Planets, stars and other objects in space: antimatter, asteroid, the Big Dipper...
Culture, society and civilization: advanced, civilisation, civilise...
Relating to countries or regions of the world: abroad, American, Anglo-American...
Not religious and not holy: secular, irreverent, agnostic...
Changing social or professional status: acquire, ascent, bankrupt...
Regions of the world: Africa, America, the Americas...
Periods of history: age, era, history...
Ways of life: life, lifestyle, existence...
General words for situations and circumstances: situation, circumstance, conditions...

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