world series
definitions
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The annual championship series of Major League Baseball contested between the American League and National League champions, often associated with high-stakes gambling history.zh: 世界大赛
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A generic term for any major international competition or tournament series determining a world champion.zh: 全球系列赛
examples
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The connection between Gatsby and Meyer Wolfsheim, the gambler who fixed the 1919 World Series, suggested that Gatsby was involved in the criminal underworld.
盖茨比与梅耶·沃尔夫海姆之间的联系——这位操纵了1919年世界大赛的赌徒——表明盖茨比与犯罪世界有关。
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The organizers proposed a world series of chess matches featuring top grandmasters from every continent.
主办方提议举办一场汇集各大洲顶尖特级大师的国际象棋世界系列赛。