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it is (not) the end of the world
常用于否定句或否定含义，表示某事并非灾难性。
Failing one exam is not the end of the world.
一次考试不及格并不是世界末日。
世界末日
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世界末日
the destruction of the world and of all life on it, especially human life
Failing one exam is not the end of the world.
一次考试不及格并不是世界末日。
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地球上生命(尤其是人类)的死亡与毁灭。
The death and destruction of life on Earth, especially human.
地球的毁灭。
The destruction of Earth.
任何看似灾难性或毁灭性的变化。
Any change that seems catastrophic or devastating.
同“ends of the earth”(天涯海角)。
Synonym of ends of the earth (“a faraway place”)
Many ancient cultures had prophecies about the end of the world.
许多古老文化都有关于世界末日的预言。
Losing her job felt like the end of the world, but she soon found a better one.
丢掉工作感觉像是世界末日，但她很快就找到了更好的工作。
Scientists say that the end of the world is not likely to happen anytime soon.
科学家说世界末日不太可能在短期内发生。
常用于否定句或否定含义，表示某事并非灾难性。
Failing one exam is not the end of the world.
一次考试不及格并不是世界末日。
用于描述极度悲观或绝望的情绪。
When he left, she felt like the end of the world.
他离开时，她感觉像世界末日一样。
字面或比喻用法，表示大难临头。
Some cults believe the end of the world is at hand.
一些邪教认为世界末日即将来临。
Not this
We are approaching end of the world.
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We are approaching the end of the world.
中文没有冠词，学习者常遗漏定冠词“the”。英语中“end of the world”是固定短语，必须加“the”表示特指。
Not this
The end of the world are near.
Use this
The end of the world is near.
主语是“the end”（单数），谓语动词应用单数“is”，而非复数“are”。
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