2009년 6월 27일 토요일

a world of (difference); worlds apart; a world away from

11. something is very different: [countable]

used in the following phrases to emphasize that something is very different:
  • There's a world of difference between the US and Europe.
  • I realized we were still worlds apart (=very different, especially concerning your ideas, opinions etc ).
  • It was a world away from(=completely different from) the grand hotels she was used to.

a[the] world of: 산더미 같은, 막대한, 무수한, 한량 없는, 무한한
  • It makes a world of difference. (출처: BBI Word Combi) 그것은 엄청난 차이를 낳는다.
  • This is a world of contradictions. (출처: 동아 프라임 한영사전) 모순이 많은 세상이다.
  • There is a world of difference between enjoying cooking and doing it for a living. (출처: 동아 프라임 한영사전) 요리를 즐기는 것과 벌이를 위해 요리하는 것은 하늘과 땅 차이다

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