world的解释

A：Hello. Sales Department. This is Betty Fields speaking.
      喂，业务部，我是贝蒂.尔兹。

world是什么意思

B：Hello, Ms Fields. This is Ralph Peterson at World Computers.
      嗨，菲尔兹女士。我是世界计算机的瑞夫.皮特森。

A：Yes, how may I help you?
      好的，我能为你效劳吗?

B：I'm interested in a couple of items in your new catalog, and I would like to know the prices.
      我对你们新目录里的几项产品感兴趣，我想知道它们的定价。

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A：Great. We're offering a special promotional price on a few of the items. Which items did you have in mind?
      好的。我们针对几项产品提供特价。你对哪些产品有兴趣?

B：We're particularly interested in your new RS-five sound card shown on page five of your catalog. I would also like more details about the model RS-four card on page seven.
      我们特别中意你们目录第五页里的新型RS-5 的声卡。我还想知道更多关于第七页里RS-4 型声卡的细节。

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A：OK. The price on the RS-five is forty-five U.S. dollars for quantities up to five hundred units. Then we offer quantity discounts for larger orders.
      好的。数量有达到五百片的话，RS-5 的价格是四十五美元。大量定购的话我们还有折扣。

B：And the price on the RS-four?
      那RS-4 的价格呢？

A：The RS-four is one of our promotional items this month. For orders received by the end of the month, the price is thirty-three dollars each. That price is good on any size order.
      RS-4 是我们本月的促销产品之一，本月底前接到订单的话，单价是三十三美元。不管定单数量多少都是这个价格。

B：That price sounds good. Could you send me more details about the RS-four, including the specifications?
      这个价格听起来不错。你可以寄给我更详细的RS-4 型的资料和说明书吗？

A：Certainly. I can fax or E-mail that information to you this afternoon.
      当然。我可以在今天下午把资料传真或寄电子邮件给你。

B：Terrific. I'll get back to you after I've reviewed the details. Thank you. Good-bye.
      太好了。我看完详细资料后会打电话给你。谢谢你，再见。

1. 世界;地球
    The world is the planet that we live on.

    e.g. It's a beautiful part of the world...
           这是世界上很美的一个地区。
    e.g. More than anything, I'd like to drive around the world...
           我最想做的事是开车周游世界。

2. 人类;社会;生活
    The world refers to all the people who live on this planet, and our societies, institutions, and ways of life.

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    e.g. The world was, and remains, shocked...
           世人当时感到震惊，现在仍然如此。
    e.g. He wants to show the world that anyone can learn to be an ambassador.
           他想向世人表明任何人都能通过学习而成为一名大使。

3. 世界上最重要的;举世瞩目的
    You can use world to describe someone or something that is one of the most important or significant of its kind on earth.

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    e.g. Abroad, Mr Bush was seen as a world statesman...
           在国外，布什先生被看作一位国际上举足轻重的政治家。
    e.g. China has once again emerged as a world power...
           中国又一次以世界强国的姿态崛起。

4. (指某一群国家或历史时期)世界，国家，时代
    You can use world in expressions such as the Arab world ,the western world, and the ancient world to refer to a particular group of countries or a particular period in history.

    e.g. Athens had strong ties to the Arab world.
           雅典与阿拉伯世界关系密切。
    e.g. ...the developing world...
           发展中国家

5. 人生；生活圈子；阅历
    Someone's world is the life they lead, the people they have contact with, and the things they experience.

    e.g. His world seemed so different from mine...
           他的生活圈子和我的似乎有天壤之别。
    e.g. I lost my job and it was like my world collapsed...
           我丢了工作，我的世界好像都垮掉了。

6. (人们活动的)领域，界，圈子
    You can use world to refer to a particular field of activity, and the people involved in it.

    e.g. The publishing world had certainly never seen an event quite like this.
           出版界以前确实没有遇见过类似这样的事。
    e.g. ...the latest news from the world of finance.
           来自金融界的最新消息

7. （有某种特色的）地方，环境；（某种生活的）世界，境况
    You can use world to refer to a place or way of life by describing its strongest features.

    e.g. ...a golf course set in a hidden world of parkland, forest and lakes...
           位于一处有公共绿地、森林和湖泊的隐秘之地的高尔夫球场
    e.g. The patient must re-enter a world full of problems and stresses.
           患者必须再次进入充满问题和压力的世界。

8. 今世/来世
    You can use world in expressions such as this world ,the next world, and the world to come to refer to the state of being alive or a state of existence after death.

    e.g. Good fortune will follow you, both in this world and the next.
           无论今世还是来生，好运都会伴随你。

9. （生物的）界
    You can use world to refer to a particular group of living things, for example the animal world ,the plant world, and the insect world.

10. 星球;天体
    A world is a planet.

    e.g. He looked like something from another world...
           他看上去像是从另一个星球来的。
    e.g. Man was drawing closer to the stars, opening new worlds.
           人类在接近各个星球，探索新的天体。

11. see also: brave new world;New World;real world;Third World

12. 大相径庭;迥然不同
      If you say that two people or things are worlds apart, you are emphasizing that they are very different from each other.

      e.g. Intellectually, this man and I are worlds apart...
             在智力上，我和这个男子有天壤之别。
      e.g. The novel is worlds apart from his academic writings.
             这本小说和他的学术著作截然不同。

13. 两头受益;两全其美
      If you say that someone has the best of both worlds, you mean that they have only the benefits of two things and none of the disadvantages.

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      e.g. Her living room provides the best of both worlds, with an office at one end and comfortable sofas at the other.
             她家客厅一头是办公处，一头是舒适的沙发，真是两全其美。

14. 生（孩子）
      If a woman brings a child into the world, she gives birth to it.

      e.g. I never felt I achieved a great deal in my life, apart from bringing my children into the world.
             除了生了几个孩子，我从未觉得自己这辈子取得了很大成就。

15. (表示强调)天壤之别
      If you say that there is a world of difference between one thing and another, you are emphasizing that they are very different from each other.

      e.g. There's a world of difference between an amateur video and a slick Hollywood production.
             业余制作的录像短片与好莱坞制作精湛的电影作品有天壤之别。

16. 决不；无论如何也不
      If you say that you would not do something for the world, you are emphasizing that you definitely would not do it.

      e.g. I wouldn't have missed this for the world.
             我决不会错过这个。

17. 让…感觉好很多；对…大有好处
      If you say that something has done someone the world of good or a world of good, you mean that it has made them feel better or improved their life.

world的翻译

      e.g. A sleep will do you the world of good.
             睡一觉你就会感觉舒服多了。
      e.g. ...a mature performance which must have done his career prospects a world of good.
             肯定为他的事业打开了一片坦途的成熟表演

18. (用于加强语气)
      You use in the world to emphasize a statement that you are making.

      e.g. The saddest thing in the world is a little baby nobody wants...
             世上最让人难受的莫过于小婴儿遭到遗弃。
      e.g. He had no one in the world but her.
             除了她，他再也没有任何亲人。

19. (尤用于强调惊讶或愤怒)究竟，到底
      You can use in the world in expressions such as what in the world and who in the world to emphasize a question, especially when expressing surprise or anger.

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      e.g. What in the world is he doing?...
             他究竟在干什么？
      e.g. Where in the world were you when I was struggling for my life?
             我挣扎求生的时候，你究竟在哪儿？

20. 在理想（或完美）的世界中；在理想状况下
      You can use in an ideal world or in a perfect world when you are talking about things that you would like to happen, although you realize that they are not likely to happen.

      e.g. In an ideal world Karen Stevens says she would love to stay at home with her two-and-half-year old son...
             卡伦·史蒂文斯说在理想的生活中，她非常愿意呆在家里照料两岁半的儿子。
      e.g. In a perfect world, there would be the facilities and money to treat every sick person.
             理想的状况是有足够的设备和财力治疗每一位病人。

21. 认为（自己）生来就该享福
      If you say that someone thinks that the world owes them a living, you are criticizing them because they think it is their right to have a comfortable life without having to make any effort at all.

      e.g. All young people must face up to reality and not kid themselves that the world owes them a living.
             所有的年轻人都必须接受现实，不要自欺欺人，觉得生来就该享清福。

22. 阅历丰富的人;见过世面的人；老成稳重的人
      If you say that someone is a man of the world or a woman of the world, you mean that they are experienced and know about the practical or social aspects of life, and are not easily shocked by immoral or dishonest actions.

      e.g. Look, we are both men of the world, would anyone really mind?
             听着，我们都是见过世面的人，真有人会介意吗？
      e.g. ...an elegant, clever and tough woman of the world.
             优雅、聪明、顽强并且阅历丰富的女人

23. 极好的;一流的；非常棒的
      If you say that something is out of this world, you are emphasizing that it is extremely good or impressive.

      e.g. These new trains are out of this world.
             这些新火车太棒了。

24. 外面的世界;外界
      You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation.

      e.g. For many, the post office is the only link with the outside world...
             对很多人来说，这个邮局是与外界联系的唯一纽带。
      e.g. This, at least, was the situation as it appeared to the outside world.
             至少在外界看来情况是这样的。

25. 全世界;世界各地
      If you say that something happens or exists the world over, you mean that it happens or exists in every part of the world.

      e.g. Some problems are the same the world over...
             有些问题在全世界都一样。
      e.g. Governments the world over should do something about it.
             世界各国政府应该对此采取行动。

26. 在自己的世界里;在自己的小天地里
      If you say that someone is in a world of their own, you mean that they seem not to notice other people or the things going on around them.

      e.g. When I'm swimming I'm in a world of my own...
             游泳的时候，我沉浸在自己的世界里。
      e.g. Sarah was nine years old and until that moment she had been locked in a world of her own.
             萨拉当时9岁，之前她一直封闭在自己的世界里。

27. 非常喜欢；非常在乎
      If you think the world of someone, you like them or care about them very much.

      e.g. I think the world of him, but something tells me it's not love...
             我很在乎他，但是某种感觉告诉我这不是爱。
      e.g. We were really close. We thought the world of each other.
             我们的确很亲近，非常在乎对方。

28. 发迹/落魄;飞黄腾达/潦倒
      If you say that someone has gone up in the world, you mean they have become richer or have a higher social status than before. If you say they have come down in the world, you mean they have become poorer or have a lower social status.

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      e.g. When they started to go up in the world, they moved to a flat in London.
             他们开始发家的时候，搬进了伦敦的一所公寓。
      e.g. ...young women of middle class families which had come down in the world.
             出身于落魄的中产阶级家庭的年轻女子

29. not be the end of the world -> see end
      the world is your oyster -> see oyster
      on top of the world -> see top