universe
US: /ˈjunəˌvɝs/
UK: /jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
universe /'ju:nivə:s/- danh từ
- vũ trụ, vạn vật; thế giới, thiên hạ, thế gian
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 (the universe) [sing.] the whole of space and everything in it, including the earth, the planets and the stars: theories of how the universe began
2 [C] a system of stars, planets, etc. in space outside our own: The idea of a parallel universe is hard to grasp. + He lives in a little universe of his own.
3 [sing.] a set of experiences of a particular type: the moral universe
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 cosmos, creation, macrocosm:
What arrogance makes man believe that in all the vast universe God pays him any heed?
2 world, bailiwick, sphere, province, domain, circle, milieu, territory, corner, quarter, microcosm:
Such behaviour may be acceptable in her tiny universe.
Collocation
ADJ.
entire, whole | physical
VERB + UNIVERSE
create
Do you believe God created the universe?
PREP.
in the ~
Could there be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe?
PHRASES
the beginning/origin(s) of the universe
Concise dictionary
universes'juːnɪvɜrs /-vɜːsnoun
+everything that exists anywhere
+(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
+everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
