thế giới, hoàn cầu, địa cầu

to go round the world

đi vòng quanh thế giới

all over the world

khắp thế giới

vũ trụ, vạn vật

since the beginning of the world

từ buổi sơ khai của vũ trụ, từ khi khai thiên lập địa

thế gian, trần tục, cõi trần gian, thế giới

to be brought in to the world

sinh ra đời

in this world

ở cõi trần gian này

thiên hạ, nhân loại, mọi người

all the world has heard of it

thiên hạ ai người ta cũng biết cái đó

cuộc đời, việc đời; xã hội, cuộc sống xã hội

a man of the world

một người lịch duyệt từng trải

to know nothing of the world

không biết tí gì việc đời

as the world goes

thời buổi này, cứ thời thế này; thói đời này

giới

in the world of letters ; in the literary world

trong giới văn học

the sporting world

giới thể thao

the vegetable world

giới thực vật

nhiều, một số lớn ( (thường) a world of )

a world of meaning

nhiều ý nghĩa

a world of letters

một đống thư

a world of trouble

nhiều điều phiền phức

to be all the world to

là tất cả

he was all the world to his mother

Anh ta là tất cả đối với bà mẹ của anh ta.

to carry the world before one

thành công hoàn toàn và nhanh chóng

for all the world

(xem) for

for the world

không vì bất cứ lý do gì, không đời nào

I would not do it for the world

Không đời nào tôi làm điều đó.

to the world

(từ lóng) hết sức, rất mực

drunk to the world

Say bí tỉ

tired to the world

Mệt nhoài

dead to the world

Chết giấc, say bí tỉ

to take the world as it is

đời thế nào thì phải theo thế

top of the world

(từ lóng) không chê vào đâu được, tuyệt diệu

world without end

vĩnh viễn

the world , the flesh and the devil

mọi cái cám dỗ con người

would give the world for something

(xem) give

Earth, planet, sphere, globe, Terra; universe, cosmos,existence, creation, life: Do you believe the world is round?Buckland lives in his own, private world. 2 humanity, mankind,people, the human race, society, the public, men, humankind,everybody, everyone, the world at large: We know what he thinksof the world, but what does the world think of him? 3 area,sphere, domain, community, clique, crowd, circle, fraternity,faction, set, coterie: What value does the art world place onLongchamps' paintings?

Period, time, age, era, epoch,time(s): They have produced an excellent series of programmeson the ancient world. 5 bring into the world. a deliver, have,give birth to, beget, Rare or dialect birth: Grandmotherbrought sixteen children into the world. b deliver, midwife:The town family doctor brought hundreds of children into theworld in his long career. 6 for all the world. precisely,exactly, in all respects, in every respect, in every way, just:He behaved for all the world like a man possessed by the devil.7 on top of the world. ecstatic, delighted, elated, happy,exultant, overjoyed, rapturous, Brit in the seventh heaven, USin seventh heaven, Colloq on cloud nine, Brit over the moon:George has been on top of the world ever since Prudence agreedto marry him. 8 out of this world. marvellous, wonderful,exceptional, unbelievable, incredible, excellent, superb, Colloqgreat, smashing, fantastic, fabulous, Slang out of sight,far-out, Brit magic, US to the max: The place we stayed atIbiza was out of this world!

A the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countriesand their inhabitants. c all people; the earth as known or insome particular respect.

A the universe or all that exists;everything. b everything that exists outside oneself (dead tothe world).

A the time, state, or scene of human existence.b (prec. by the, this) mortal life.

Secular interests andaffairs.

Human affairs; their course and conditions; activelife (how goes the world with you?).

Average, respectable, orfashionable people or their customs or opinions.

All thatconcerns or all who belong to a specified class, time, domain,or sphere of activity (the medieval world; the world of sport).8 (foll. by of) a vast amount (that makes a world ofdifference).

(attrib.) affecting many nations, of all nations(world politics; a world champion).

All with pretensionsto fashion. bring into the world give birth to or attend at thebirth of. carry the world before one have rapid and completesuccess. come into the world be born. for all the world (foll.by like, as if) precisely (looked for all the world as if theywere real). get the best of both worlds benefit from twoincompatible sets of ideas, circumstances, etc. in the world ofall; at all (used as an intensifier in questions) (what in theworld is it?). man (or woman) of the world a person experiencedand practical in human affairs. the next (or other) world asupposed life after death. out of this world colloq. extremelygood etc. (the food was out of this world). see the worldtravel widely; gain wide experience. think the world of have avery high regard for. World Bank colloq. the InternationalBank for Reconstruction and Development, an organizationadministering economic aid between member nations. world-beatera person or thing surpassing all others. world-class of aquality or standard regarded as high throughout the world.World Cup a competition between football or other sporting teamsfrom various countries. world-famous known throughout theworld. the world, the flesh, and the devil the various kinds oftemptation. world language 1 an artificial language forinternational use.

A language spoken in many countries.world-line Physics a curve in space-time joining the positionsof a particle throughout its existence. the (or all the) worldover throughout the world. world power a nation having powerand influence in world affairs. the world's end the farthestattainable point of travel. World Series the US championshipfor baseball teams. world-shaking of supreme importance. theworld to come supposed life after death. world-view =WELTANSCHAUUNG. world war a war involving many importantnations (First World War of 1914-18; Second World War of1939-45). world-weariness being world-weary. world-weary wearyof the world and life on it. world without end for ever. [OEw(e)orold, world f. a Gmc root meaning 'age': rel. to OLD]