wonder
n
1
(a) [U] feeling of surprise mixed with admiration, bewilderment or disbelief驚奇; 驚嘆; 驚愕; 驚異
The children watched the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子都一聲不響驚奇地看著魔術(shù)師.
They were filled with wonder at the sight. 他們見此情景驚嘆不已.
(b) [C] thing or event that causes this feeling 令人感到驚奇的事物
the wonders of modern medicine 現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學(xué)的奇跡
the seven wonders of the world 世界七大奇觀
[attrib 作定語]
a wonder drug, ie one that has extremely good, almost miraculous, effects 特效藥.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) a chinless wonder => chinless (chin). do/work miracles/wonders (for sth) => miracle. it's a wonder (that)... it's surprising or puzzling (that)... 令人驚奇的是...; 莫名其妙的是...
It's a wonder (that) he continues to gamble when he always loses! 令人驚訝的是他一直輸還一直賭! a nine days' wonder => day. no/little/small `wonder (that...) it is not/hardly surprising 這并不[不太]出奇
No wonder you were late! 難怪你來晚了!
Small wonder (that) he was so tired! 難怪他這麼累! ,wonders will ,never `cease (saying esp ironic 諺, 尤作反語) (expressing surprise and pleasure at sth, often sth trivial 用以對某事物表示驚喜,常指小事)
`I've washed the car for you.' `Wonders will never cease!' `我替你把汽車擦洗了.'`真是無奇不有!' wonder, v
1 [I, Ipr, It, Tf]
~ (at sth) (fml 文) feel great surprise, admiration, etc; marvel 感到驚奇; 驚嘆; 驚訝
He could do nothing but stand and wonder. 他只得驚奇地站著不動.
We wondered at the speed with which it arrived. 我們贊嘆其到達速度之快.
I wonder (ie am amazed) (at the fact) that you weren't killed. 你竟未遇難, 令人稱奇.
I wondered (ie was surprised) to hear her voice in the next room. 我聽到隔壁傳出她的聲音, 十分驚訝.
2
(a) [I, Ipr] ~ (about sth) feel curious (about sth); ask oneself questions (對某事物)感到好奇; 自問; 自忖
There has been no news for a week and he is beginning to wonder. 已經(jīng)一個星期沒有消息了, 他漸漸覺得有些奇怪.
I was just wondering about that myself. 我就是覺得這件事莫名其妙.
(b) [Tw] ask oneself 自問; 自忖
I wonder who he is. 我不知道他究竟是誰.
I wonder whether they will arrive on time. 我也不知道他們能不能準(zhǔn)時到.
wondered what time it was, where to go, how long it would last, why he had left. 那時鬧不清幾點鐘了、 應(yīng)該到哪兒去、 那件事還要持續(xù)多久、 他為什麼走了.
(c) [Tw] (used as a polite way of introducing a request 用以提出要求, 為禮貌表達方式)
I wonder if/whether you could... 請問您是否可以....
3 (idm 習(xí)語) I ,shouldn't `wonder (infml 口) I should not be surprised (to discover) 我覺得不足為奇
It's paid for with stolen money, I shouldn't wonder. 那是用偷來的錢支付的, 我覺得這并不奇怪.
*['w?nd?]n. 奇跡, 驚奇, 驚愕vt. 驚奇, 想知道vi. 驚訝, 懷疑相關(guān)詞組: wonder at and no wonder for a wonder It is a wonder that... It's no wonder that... What wonder that...