marvel
n
1 [C] wonderful or miraculousthing; thing causing (pleased) astonishment 奇異的事物; 令人驚喜的事物
the marvels of modern science 現(xiàn)代科學(xué)的奇跡
It's a marvel that he escaped unhurt. 他竟能安然逃脫, 真不可思議.
2 [C esp sing 尤作單數(shù)]
~ (of sth) person or thing that is surprisingly good, pleasing, etc 出奇地好的、 令人愉快的人或事物
She works so hard in spite of her illness
she's a marvel! 她帶病努力工作, 真是難能可貴!
He's a marvel of patience. 他的耐心令人贊嘆.
Your room is a marvel of neatness and order. 你的房間整潔得出奇.
3 marvels [pl]
wonderful results (used esp with the vs shown) 奇妙的結(jié)果(尤與所示動(dòng)詞連用)
The doctor's treatment has worked marvels
the patient has recovered completely. 該醫(yī)生妙手回春, 病人已完全康復(fù).
perform/do marvels at the kitchen stove 烹調(diào)出美味佳肴. marvel, v (-ll-; US -l-) [Ipr, Tf]
~ at sth (fml 文) be very surprised (and often admiring) 大為驚訝(常含贊嘆之意)
marvel at sb's boldness 贊佩某人勇敢
I marvelled at the maturity of such a young child/at the beauty of the landscape. 小小年紀(jì)如此成熟[風(fēng)景之美]使我贊嘆不已.
I marvel that she agreed to do something so dangerous. 我大為驚異的是, 她竟同意做如此危險(xiǎn)的事.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['mɑ:vl]n. 奇異事物, 罕見(jiàn)例子vt. 驚異于vi. 驚異
?? 同詞根單詞
amplifyvt. 放大,擴(kuò)大;增強(qiáng);詳述;
vi. 詳述;引申;發(fā)揮;