| 释义 |
won·der /ˈwʌndə(r)/ n. | vi. | vt. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 奇迹，奇观；奇物；奇事；奇行；奇才
What a wonder (it is)that he didn't miss the train. 真是奇迹，他竟然赶上了火车。
the Seven Wonders of the World in ancient times 古代世界七大奇观
It's a wonder you recognized me after all these years. 真想不到，这么多年不见你还认得出我。
Wonders will never cease. 怪事何其多。
She is a wonder at her job. 她工作干得非常出色。
a boy wonder 神童
2. 奇妙
the beauty and wonder of these lovely melodies 这些动人曲调的美妙之处
3. 惊奇；惊讶；诧异；惊叹
a look of wonder on the face 脸上惊异的神情
be filled with wonder 感到十分惊奇
look at sb. in silent wonder 惊讶地看着某人不出一声
stand struck with wide-eyed wonder before the colossal statue 站在巨大的塑像前惊讶得睁大着眼睛
4. 疑惑；迷惑不解
What in the name of wonder did they write? 他们究竟写了些什么?
II ❶ vi.
1. 感到惊讶；感到诧异(at)
I wonder at his rudeness. 我对他的粗鲁感到惊讶。
It cannot be wondered at that he should have been so anxious. 他会如此焦急乃是意料中事。
I wonder at you. 你怎么搞的。(或：你真使我惊诧。)
I shouldn't wonder if he wins the prize. 如果他得奖，我不会感到惊奇。(或：我看他很可能得奖。)
I wonder to see him looking so cheerful. 我见他显得那么高兴感到奇怪。
2. 感到疑惑；觉得好奇；想要知道
Is it true? I wonder (about that). 是真的吗?我怀疑。
I have wondered about that beautiful place a thousand times. 不知多少次，我遐想过那美丽的地方，不知究竟是怎么样的。
3. 询问
❷ vt.
1. 对…感到惊讶；对…感到诧异
Can you wonder that he refused? 难道你对他的拒绝会感到奇怪?
2. 对…感到疑惑；对…感到好奇；想知道
He wondered what happened. 他不知道发生了什么事情。
I wonder who he is. 我不知道他是谁。
Sometimes he wondered if other men wondered the same things. 有时他纳闷，不知道别人是否也想知道这些事。
I wonder whether I might open the window. 不知我可不可以把窗子打开。
III a.
1. 非凡的
a wonder child 神童
2. 奇妙的，奇特的，不可思议的
a wonder world 不可思议的奇妙世界
3. 魔法的
a wonder staff 魔杖
[<OE wundor; 与 OS wundar, ON undr, Ger Wunder 有关] phr. do (或 work) wonders创造奇迹；产生奇妙的作用；取得惊人的成就 This medicine has worked wonders for my backache. 这药治我的腰痛十分灵验。for a wonder 说来奇怪；意想不到 You are punctual for a wonder. 你居然这么准时，真没想到。nine days' (或 seven-day 或 one-day) wonder 一时新奇之物 no (或 little,small,what) wonder 并不奇怪；不足为奇；十分自然 He was taken ill, and little wonder,considering that he had been overworking for years. 他病了，这并不奇怪，因为几年来他一直操劳过度。No wonder you couldn't find the book—it had fallen behind the chair. 难怪你找不到这本书，它掉在椅子背后了。It's no wonder you can't sleep when you eat so much. 你吃得那么多当然睡不着了。wonder aloud (或 wonder out loud) 说出内心的疑惑，说出满腹狐疑 They wondered aloud why she had ever chosen Joe at all. 他们都满腹狐疑地说，她为什么竟选中了乔呢。 |