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单词 universe
释义
universe
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪ.vɜːs/us
/ˈjuː.nə.vɝːs/
B1[S]
everything thatexists,especiallyallphysicalmatter,includingall thestars,planets,galaxies, etc. inspace:
宇宙；天地万物；万象
Is thereintelligentlifeelsewhereintheuniverse?宇宙中其他地方存在有智慧的生命吗？
[C]
a universe that could beimaginedtoexistoutsideourown:
（想象中的）人类世界以外的另外一个世界
Scientists havespeculatedabout thepossibilityofparalleluniverses.科学家在思考平行世界存在的可能性。
[S]
theworld, or theworldthat you arefamiliarwith:
世界；领域；范围
Thecharactersin hisnovelsinhabitableakandhopelessuniverse.他小说中的人物生活在一个悲凄无望的世界里。
Hisfamilyis hiswholeuniverse(= everything that isimportantto him).他的家庭就是他的整个世界。
More examples
  • We haveadvancedgreatlyinourknowledgeof the universe.
  • Thisbookfinallyexplodessome of themythsabout theoriginof the universe.
  • The universe istheoreticallyinfinite.
  • There are severalschoolsofthoughtabout how the universebegan.
  • Throughouthistory,peoplehave beenintriguedby thequestionof whether there isintelligentlifeelsewherein the universe.
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(Definition ofuniversefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

universe| American Dictionary

universe
noun[U]
us
/ˈju·nəˌvɜrs/
everything thatexists,esp. allphysicalmatter,includingall thestarsandplanetsinspace
(Definition ofuniversefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

universe| Business English

universe
noun[S]
uk
/ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/us
MARKETING
acollectionofpeople, things, orcompaniesthat havesimilarcharacteristicsorfeatures:
Werankabroaduniverse ofstocksusing bothvaluecharacteristicsandgrowthcharacteristics.
Salesmenseekingbusinessleadspayextrafor theserviceto beabletocontactabroaderuniverse ofpeople.
aparticularactivity, or thepeopleandcompaniesinvolvedin aparticularactivity:
the business/corporate/online universeTheonlineuniverse isbrimmingwith dozens ofvirtualworldsvyingtobuildsustainablelife.
Theychoseafundwith aglobalratherthan alimitedinvestmentuniverse.
Thecompanyclaimed7,500accountsnationwide- asmallbut notinsignificantpieceof a universe of 750,000 U.S. food-serviceoperators.
(Definition ofuniversefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofuniverse

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Term-equivalent algebras have the same universes, but the similarity types may differ.
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If all possible universes could be realized, this would guarantee one (indeed infinitely many) like ours.
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In actuality, nearly all regional universes have been demarcated with practical considerations in mind, and with a view to encompassing more than one environmental zone.
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One might, prematurely, conclude that logic and the empirical sciences occupy different universes, and that no wormhole connects them.
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Consider one of the universes which has no explanation of its existence.
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Isn't the problem therefore more likely to lie with the mathematics than the argument for infinitely many universes ?
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Consider first the standard argument for many universes.
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Perhaps this moves us a bit further on, but we need a yet further assumption to get a definitive explanation for life-bearing universes.
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Moreover, the number of life-bearing universes would then be infinite.
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One might object that this picture of a series of ever-better universes is far too speculative.
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If the person does not live again in the later universes, then the series is less than maximally perfect.
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Each first-generation counterpart is followed by a set of second-generation resurrection counterparts (in second-generation universes).
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We mention these cosmological theories only to show that the idea of a branching tree of universes is certainly not physically impossible.
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States are first-order structures with partial (strict) functions and (possibly empty) universes.
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The big totality includes all physically possible universes as well as all mathematically possible universes.
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Collocationswithuniverse

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alternate universe
Following this, variousalternateuniversestories dealt with the character's life, giving him various names.
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early universe
They are small in theearlyuniverse, and large in gravitational collapse.
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entire universe
It was speculated that theentireuniverseevolved from literally nothing.
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