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单词
this-worldly
释义
this-worldly
in American English
(
ˈðɪsˈwɜrldli
)
adjective
distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
this-worldly
obligations
Derived forms
this-worldliness
(
ˈthis-ˈworldliness
)
noun
Examples of 'this-worldly' in a sentence
this-worldly
Nor is the issue really one of religion versus science or this-worldly concerns.
The Times Literary Supplement
(
2008
)
The editor writes of a very significant shift in the balance of piety from otherworldliness to a this-worldly focus.
The Times Literary Supplement
(
2011
)
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to be on the move
to be on the naughty step
to be on the news
to be on the operating table
to be on the phone
to be on the pill
to be on the point of doing sth
to be on the prowl
to be on the prowl (for sth)
to be on the radar
to be on the radar screen
to-be-on-the-receiving-end
to be on the receiving end at the receiving end
to be on the receiving end of sth
to be on the right track
to be on the road
to be on the rocks
to be on the safe side
to be on the same wavelength
to be on the/sb's payroll
to be on the scrounge
to be on the telephone
to be on the threshold of
to be on the trail of sb/sth, be on sb's trail
to be on the verge of sth/of doing sth
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