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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

universe ['juːnɪvəːs]
  1. 1. noun [c] 宇宙

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

universe [ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 宇宙万象天地万物
    They study the evolution of the universe.
    他们研究宇宙的演变
  2. 2. n.[c] [Statistics] 总体全域
  3. 3. n.[c] [Logic] 论域
  4. 4. n.[c] 星系银河系

Collins English-English Dictionary

universe ['juːnɪ"v3ːs]
  1. 1. n [Astronomy] the aggregate of all existing matter, energy, and space
  2. 2. n human beings collectively
  3. 3. n a province or sphere of thought or activity
  4. 4. n another word for population
  5. 5. n [Etymology] C16: from French univers, from Latin universum the whole world, from universus all together, from uni- + vertere to turn

Examples

the mechanism of the universe
宇宙的结构
It is possible that there is life elsewhere in the universe.
宇宙中的某个地方可能还有其他生命存在。
Her son is her whole universe.
儿子是她生活的全部。
The Earth is the most beautiful place in the whole universe.
整个宇宙中,地球是最漂亮的家园。
Earth was believed to be one of the four elements in the universe.
土壤被认为是宇宙四要素之一。
There are four elements that were believed to make up the universe.
过去人们相信宇宙是由四种元素构成的。

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