| 单词 | First World |
| 释义 | first /fûrst/adjective
ORIGIN: OE fyrst, superl; cf fore before firstˈling noun (rare) The first produce or offspring, esp of animals firstˈly adverb In the first place first aid noun Immediate treatment of a wounded or sick person before full medical attention first-aidˈer noun first-attackˈ same as first-strike below. firstˈ-begotten adjective
firstˈ-born adjective Born first noun
firstˈ-classˈ adjective Of the first class, rank or quality adverb By first-class mail, transport, etc first-class mail or first-class post noun Mail sent at a dearer rate to obtain quicker delivery firstˈ-day noun (obsolete) Sunday first-day cover noun An envelope with stamps postmarked on their first day of issue first degree burn, first degree murder see under degree first finger noun The finger next to the thumb first fix noun (building) The part of joinery, plumbing or electrical work that must be done as soon as the framework of a building is complete (cf second fix) first floor see under floor firstˈ-footˈ noun (Scot) The first person to enter a house after the beginning of the new year transitive verb To visit as first-foot intransitive verb To go around making visits as first-foot firstˈ-footˈer noun firstˈ-footˈing noun firstˈ-fruitˈ or first-fruitsˈ noun
first gear see under gear first generation adjective (computing) Of the early type of calculating and computing machine, using thermionic valves firstˈ-hand adjective Obtained directly, or in order to obtain (information, etc) directly, without an intermediary first-handˈ adverb first lady noun
first lieutenant noun
first light noun The time when daylight first appears in the morning First Minister noun The title given to the leader of the devolved administrations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales first name noun A person's Christian name, or the name that comes first in a full name first night noun The first public performance of a theatrical production first-nightˈer noun A person who habitually goes to the theatre on first nights first offender noun A person convicted for the first time firstˈ-pastˈ-the-postˈ adjective Denoting or relating to a system of voting in which each voter casts only one non-transferable vote, the candidate receiving the most votes being declared the winner first person noun (grammar) The writer or speaker firstˈ-person adjective first post noun (military) The first of two bugle calls denoting the time for retiring for the night (cf last post under last1) firstˈ-rate adjective
noun A warship so rated first-rateˈ adverb Excellently first refusal noun The chance to buy (esp property) before it is offered to others first school noun A school for children aged five to eight, nine or ten first strike noun A pre-emptive attack on an enemy, intended to destroy their nuclear weapons before they can be brought into use firstˈ-strike adjective firstˈ-time adjective
first water noun The first or highest quality, or purest lustre, of diamonds and pearls (also figurative) First World noun The richest and most technologically developed countries of the world first year allowance noun An amount of capital expenditure which can be set against tax in the accounts relating to the actual year of spending at first At the beginning, in the early stages, etc first cab off the rank (informal) The first choice, the first to do something first in, first out (computing) Denoting a list for which insertions are made at one end and deletions at the other first thing Before doing anything else not know the first thing about To know nothing about world /wûrld/noun
ORIGIN: OE woruld, world, weorold, orig meaning age or life of man, from wer man, and the root of old; ON veröld, OHGer weralt (Ger Welt) worldˈed adjective Containing worlds worldˈie noun (slang) Something of world-class quality worldˈliness noun worldˈling noun
worldˈly adjective
In a worldly manner worldˈwide adjective and adverb (extending) over, or (found) everywhere in, the world World Bank noun The popular name of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, an agency of the United Nations set up in 1945 to make loans to poorer countries worldˈ-beater noun (informal) A person, product, enterprise, etc that is supreme in its class worldˈ-beating adjective worldˈ-class adjective Good enough to be classed with or compete with the best in the world World Court noun The popular name of the Permanent Court of International Justice (since 1946 the International Court of Justice) at the Hague, set up under the League of Nations in 1921 to settle or advise on disputes between states World Cup noun A competition in some sport, notably football, between teams representing different countries, usu involving qualifying rounds and a final tournament world-faˈmous adjective Known or renowned throughout the world world language noun A language either widely used internationally or designed for international use world line noun (physics) A curving line in space-time representing the path of a particle during its existence worldˈly-mindˈed adjective Having one's mind set on the present world, material possessions, etc worldˈly-mindˈedness noun worldly-wiseˈ adjective Having the wisdom of those experienced in, and affected by, the ways of the world, knowing, cynical world music noun Popular folk music with its origins in non-western cultures, particularly African culture, esp as produced by non-Western artists worldˈ-old adjective Exceedingly ancient world power noun A state, group of states, etc, strong enough to make its influence felt in world politics worldˈscale noun The scale of freight rates for oil tankers World Series noun (baseball) A set of championship matches played annually between the winners of the major leagues worldˈ-shaking or worldˈ-shattering adjective (often ironic) Devastatingly important world sheet noun (physics) The 2-dimensional space occupied by a string in its space-time history worldˈ-view noun Outlook on or attitude to the world or life World War noun A war of worldwide scope, esp the Great War of 1914–18 (First World War, World War I) and that of 1939–45 (Second World War, World War II) worldˈ-weariness noun worldˈ-weary or worldˈ-wearied adjective Tired of the world, bored with life World Wide Web noun (computing) A network of Internet documents accessed by hypertext protocols all the world
(all) the world and his wife (informal)
best (or worst) of both worlds The advantage (or disadvantage) of both alternatives in a choice bring into the world
carry the world before one To pass through every obstacle to success come into the world To be born come up (or down) in the world To rise (or fall) in social status dead to the world (informal)
First World see under first for all the world (informal) Precisely or entirely (as if) Fourth World see under fourth go to the world (Shakespeare) To get married in another world (informal) Not in touch with reality in the world Used intensively, esp after an interrogative pronoun or adverb it's a small world An indication of surprise, interest, etc at meeting someone in unexpected and unlikely circumstances man (or woman) of the world Someone experienced in the ways of the world next world Life after death not for the world Not for any reward, not under any circumstances not the end of the world Not a fatal setback on top of the world (informal) In a state of great elation or happiness out of this world Wonderful, delightful, good beyond all experience Second World see under second1 set the world on fire To create a sensation, have spectacular success the New World The western hemisphere, the Americas the Old World The eastern hemisphere, comprising Europe, Africa and Asia the other world The non-material sphere, the spiritual world the whole world The sum of what is contained in the world the world is one's oyster see under oyster the world over Throughout the world, worldwide the world's end The most distant point possible the world, the flesh and the devil Temptations of the kind that notoriously distract one from the path of virtue the world to come The next world, the life after death think the world of To be very fond of Third World see under third worlds apart As different as is possible world without end Eternally (worldˈ-without-endˈ adjective) |
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