universe

['ju:nivə:s]

n.宇宙, 万物, 世界

n.

1. (常大写)宇宙; 天地万物[the S]

At that time people believed the earth was the center of the universe.

当时人们相信地球是宇宙的中心。

2. 全世界; 全人类[the S]

That is the most wicked place in the universe.

那是世界上最最邪恶的地方。

3. 领域, 范围[C]

词形变化

名词复数：universes

词义辨析

同义:

n.宇宙, 太空

macrocosm  whole creation  heavens  firmament  sky  space  boundlessness  endlessness  cosmos  outerspace  cooling fires of creation  creation  inflinity

n.全世界

whole world  wide world  land  terra  earth  four corners of the earth  globe  sphere

n.人类

mankind  man  humankind  womankind  the human race  humanity  society  persons  people

n.范围, 领域

sphere  orbit  circle  province  realm  domain  walk  bailiwick  beat  round  compass  range  span  territory  quarter  region  neighbourhood  zone  field  

同义参见:

all  world  nature  

英英释义

名词 universe:

everything that exists anywhere

同义词：existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn

同义词：population

everything stated or assumed in a given discussion

同义词：universe of discourse

补充

universeuniverse英:[ˈju:nivə:s] 美:[ˈjunəˌvɚs]n.1.宇宙; 天地万物Our world is but a small part of the universe.我们的地球只是宇宙的一小部分。2.星系, 银河系Are there other universes outside our own?在我们的银河系之外还有别的星系吗?

例句

1. Einstein's equations show the universe to be expanding.爱因斯坦的方程式表明宇宙正在膨胀。 2. Good writers suck in what they see of the world, re-creating their own universe on the page.优秀的作家从他们眼中的世界汲取经验, 然后在纸上重塑自己的天地。 3. According to my friends I am the coolest, cleverest, funniest journalist in the universe.朋友们说我是全天下最出色、最聪明、最幽默的记者。 4. the front parlour was the hub of her universe.前厅是她的活动中心。 5. How many stars are there in the universe?宇宙中有多少颗恒星？ 6. It means more to me than anything else in the entire/whole universe.这对我来说比世界上任何东西都重要。 7. She is convinced that parallel/alternate universes exist.她坚信存在平行/另外的宇宙。 8. He creates his own universe in his novels.他在小说中创立了他自己的天地。 9. The college campus is its own little universe. [=world]大学校园本身就是个小世界。 10. Her young son is the center of her universe. [=the most important part of her life]她的小儿子是她生活的中心。 11. New York City is the center of the publishing universe.纽约市是出版界的中心。