Dreye權威釋義

n.

世界；地球；宇宙[the S]
The blind people live in a dark world.
盲人生活在黑暗的世界裡。
The world is round.
地球是圓的。
He was regarded as the best actor in the world then.
當時他被認為是世界上最優秀的演員。
（有生物存在的）天體[C]
It's possible that there is life on other worlds.
可能在別的天體上存在著生命。
（指一群生物）（世）界[the S]
the animal world
動物世界
（指某一時代或地區的）世界[the S]
界；領域[the S]
He has many friends in the world of art.
他在藝術界有很多朋友。
世人，眾人[the S]
He tried to let the world know that he was a genius.
他想讓全世界的人都知道他是天才。
人世生活；世情；世故[the S]
世間；物質生活[the S]
大量，無數[the S][（+of）]
The vacation did me a world of good.
假期對我大有好處。

be all the world to sb.

worlds apart

for all the world

out of this world

think the world of

同義:

n.世界；地球；宇宙

同義參見:

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

(the world) the earth with all its countries and peoples.
▸all of the people on the earth.

▸ (one's world) one's life and activities.
a region or group of countries:
the English-speaking world.

▸all that belongs to a particular historical period or sphere of activity:
the world of British theatre.
(the world) human and social interaction.
▸secular or material matters as opposed to spiritual ones.

▸a stage of human life, either mortal or after death.
another planet like the earth.

the best of both (or all possible) worlds
the benefits of widely differing situations, enjoyed at the same time.
—— in the world
used to express astonishment or disbelief in questions:
What in the word are they doing?
man (or woman) of the world
a person who is experienced in the ways of sophisticated society.
not do something for the world
not do something whatever the inducement.
out of this world
informal extremely enjoyable or impressive.
think the world of
have a very high regard for.
the world and his wife
Brit. informal everybody.
the world, the flesh, and the devil
all forms of temptation to sin.
a (or the) world of
a very great deal of.

OE w(e)oruld, from a Gmc compound meaning ‘age of man’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》