Слово англійською: world

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world

noun
/wɜːrld/

    the earth/its people

  1. the world
    [singular] the earth, with all its countries, peoples and natural features
    • a map of the world
    • French is spoken in many parts of the world.
    • in the world Which is the largest city in the world?
    • around/round the world to sail around the world
    • all over the world She has been all over the world.
    • throughout the world Their products are sold throughout the world.
    • They travelled the world for pleasure.
    • He's the world's highest paid entertainer.
    • a meeting of world leaders
    • campaigning for world peace
    • the world economy
    • world markets/trade
    • the world premiere of the movie
  2. [singular] (in compounds) used before another noun to describe one of the most important people or things of their type in the world
    • the world champion/championship/record/title
    • As of October, her world ranking was No.1.
    • the major world religions
  3. [countable, usually singular] a particular part of the earth; a particular group of countries or people; a particular period of history and the people of that period
    • the Arab world
    • In the Western world, there is a different attitude to marriage.
    • in the … world farmers in the developing world
    • The book has sold 12 million copies in the English-speaking world and has been translated into six languages.
    • in the modern/ancient world
    see also First World, New World, Old World, Third World
    4.

    type of life

  4. [countable] the people or things belonging to a particular group or connected with a particular interest, job, etc.
    • the animal/plant/insect world
    • the business/corporate world
    • She is a popular figure in the art world.
    • the world of something the world of politics/business/sport
    • the world of music/art/fashion
    • stars from the sporting and artistic worlds
  5. [usually singular] (usually used with an adjective) everything that exists of a particular kind; a particular kind of life or existence
    • the natural world (= animals, plants, minerals, etc.)
    • the physical/material world
    • They are a couple in the real world as well as in the movie.
    • The island is a world of brilliant colours and dramatic sunsets.
    • They had little contact with the outside world (= people and places that were not part of their normal life).
    6.

    society

  6. [singular] our society and the way people live and behave; the people in the world
    • We live in a rapidly changing world.
    • Young people always think they are going to change the world.
    • It's not your job to save the world.
    • He's too young to understand the ways of the world (= how the world works).
    • The whole world was waiting for news of the astronauts.
    • She felt that the world was against her.
    • The eyes of the world are on the President (= many people around the world are waiting to see what the President will do).
    • News of the incident was slow to reach the wider world.
  7. the world
     [singular] a way of life where possessions and physical pleasures are important, rather than spiritual values
    • monks and nuns renouncing the world
    see also olde worlde, old-world

    8. person’s life

  8. [singular] a person’s environment, experiences, friends and family, etc.
    • Parents are the most important people in a child's world.
    • When his wife died, his entire world was turned upside down.
    9.

    imagined environment

  9. [countable] an environment that is imagined or constructed, for example in a computer game
    • Computer games create whole virtual worlds.
    • The game comprises four separate worlds, each split into six levels.
    • You're living in a fantasy world!
    10.

    another planet

  10. [countable] a planet like the earth
    • There may be other worlds out there.
    11.

    human existence

  11. [singular] the state of human existence
    • this world and the next (= life on earth and existence after death)
    12. Word OriginOld English w(e)oruld, from a Germanic compound meaning ‘age of man’; related to Dutch wereld and German Welt.
Idioms
be all the world to somebody
  1. to be loved by and very important to somebody
be lost to the world
  1. to be giving all your attention to something so that you do not notice what is happening around you
    • When he’s listening to music he’s lost to the world.
the best of both worlds/all possible worlds
  1. the benefits of two or more completely different situations that you can enjoy at the same time
    • If you enjoy the coast and the country, you'll get the best of both worlds on this walk.
    • Maybe in the best of all possible worlds things would be different.
be worlds apart
  1. to be completely different in attitudes, opinions, etc.
    • Although they are twins, they are worlds apart in their attitude to life.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
(a) brave new world
  1. a situation or society that changes in a way that is meant to improve people’s lives but is often a source of extra problems
    • the brave new world of technology
    • the architects' vision of a brave new world of pristine concrete
come/go down/up in the world
  1. to become less/more important or successful in societyTopics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2
come into the world
  1. (literary) to be born
dead to the world
  1. in a deep sleep
do somebody/something the world of good
  1. to make somebody feel much better; to improve something
    • A change of job would do you the world of good.
for all the world as if/though… | for all the world like somebody/something
  1. (formal) exactly as if…; exactly like somebody/something
    • She behaved for all the world as if nothing unusual had happened.
    • He looked for all the world like a schoolboy caught stealing apples.
have the world at your feet
  1. to be very successful and admiredTopics Successc2
how, why, etc. in the world
  1. (informal) used to emphasize something and to show that you are surprised or annoyed
    • What in the world did they think they were doing?
in an ideal/a perfect world
  1. used to say that something is what you would like to happen or what should happen, but you know it cannot
    • In an ideal world we would be recycling and reusing everything.
    Extra Examples
    • In a perfect world no one would need to pay for healthcare.
    • In an ideal world, I'd like to work just three days a week.
in the world
  1. used to emphasize what you are saying
    • There's nothing in the world I'd like more than to visit New York.
    • Don't rush—we've got all the time in the world.
    • You look as if you haven't got a care in the world!
    Extra Examples
    • He felt he was the luckiest man in the whole world.
    • She told him he was her only friend in the whole wide world.
(be/live) in a world of your own
  1. if you are in a world of your own, you are so concerned with your own thoughts that you do not notice what is happening around you
    • I tapped on the window to get her attention but she was in a world of her own.
it’s a small world
  1. (saying) used to express your surprise when you meet somebody you know in an unexpected place, or when you are talking to somebody and find out that you both know the same person
a man/woman of the world
  1. a person with a lot of experience of life, who is not easily surprised or shocked
not the end of the world
  1. (informal) not the worst thing that could happen to somebody
    • Failing one exam is not the end of the world.
    • It won't be the end of the world if you don't get the job.
not for (all) the world
  1. used to say that you would never do something
    • I wouldn't hurt you for the world.
the… of this world
  1. (informal) used to refer to people of a particular type
    • We all envy the Bill Gateses of this world (= the people who are as rich and successful as Bill Gates).
on top of the world
  1. very happy or proudTopics Feelingsc1
out of this world
  1. (informal) used to emphasize how good, beautiful, etc. something is
    • The meal was out of this world.
promise (somebody) the earth/moon/world
  1. (informal) to make promises that will be impossible to keep
    • Politicians promise the earth before an election, but things are different afterwards.
see the world
  1. to travel widely and gain wide experience
    • As a young man, he wanted to see the world before he settled down.
set the world on fire
(British English also set the world alight)
  1. (informal) (usually used in negative sentences) to be very successful and admired by other people
    • He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.
    Topics Successc2
set/put the world to rights
  1. to talk about how the world could be changed to be a better place
    • We stayed up all night, setting the world to rights.
a/the twilight world (of something) | the twilight zone
  1. a state in which things are strange, mysterious or secret; a state that exists on the dividing line between two things
    • the twilight world of the occult
    • The dissidents lived in a twilight world of hushed voices and secret meetings.
    • the twilight zone between living and merely existing
    • They lived in the twilight zone on the fringes of society.
watch the world go by
  1. to relax and watch people in a public place
    • We sat outside a cafe, watching the world go by.
    • I love just watching the world go by.
the way of the world
  1. the way that most people behave; the way that things happen, which you cannot change
    • The rich and powerful make the decisions—that's the way of the world.
what is the world coming to?
  1. used to express dislike, surprise or shock, especially at changes in people’s attitudes or behaviour
    • When I listen to the news these days, I sometimes wonder what the world is coming to.
with the best will in the world
  1. used to say that you cannot do something, even though you really want to
    • With the best will in the world I could not describe him as a good father.
(all) the world and his wife
  1. (British English, old-fashioned, informal, humorous) everyone; a large number of people
a world away (from something)
  1. used to emphasize how different two things are
    • His new luxury mansion was a world away from the tiny house where he was born.
the world is your oyster
  1. there is no limit to the opportunities open to you
    • With talent like that, the world is her oyster.
a/the world of difference
  1. (informal) used to emphasize how much difference there is between two things
    • There's a world of difference between liking someone and loving them.
the (whole) world over
  1. everywhere in the world
    • People are basically the same the world over.
    • Scientists the world over have been waiting for this breakthrough.
the worst of all (possible) worlds
  1. a situation in which you have all the possible disadvantages at the same time
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