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won.der (obj) QUESTIONH5wQn7dE5, $-dLvto ask yourself questions or express a desire to know about something疑惑,想知道Hadn't you better phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are. [+ wh- word]你最好给家里打个电话?你的父母会想知道你在哪里的。He's starting to wonder whether he did the right thing in accepting this job. [+ wh- word]他开始疑惑接受这份工作是否正确。I haven't seen Jim in years. I wonder what he looks like now? [+ wh- word]我好多年没有见过吉姆了。我想知道他现在是个什么样子。I've been sitting in my room for the past hour wondering how I'm going to begin this letter. [+ wh- word]在刚才的一个小时中我一直坐在我的房间里,不知道如何动笔写这封信。His poor performance in the Olympics had many people wondering if his career as a world-class sprinter was finished. [+ wh- word]他在奥运会中的差劲表现使得许多人怀疑他作为一名世界级短跑运动员的生涯是否结束了。Will this turkey be big enough for eight, I wonder? [+ clause]我不知道这只火鸡是否大得够8个人吃?Why, one wonders, is the school getting rid of more teachers when they are already short of staff? [+ wh- word]人们想知道为什么学校在师资已经不足的情况下还在继续裁减教师?"Have you decided where you're going next summer?" "I've been wondering about (= considering) going to Florida." [I]“你已经决定明年夏天去哪里了吗?”“我一直在考虑去佛罗里达州。”I've been wondering about (= having doubts about) Jack's health recently. [I]我一直在疑惑杰克近来的健康状况。Many MPs have been wondering out loud about (= expressing doubts in public about) the prime minister's competence in the handling of this crisis. [I]许多下院议员一直对首相处理这场危机的能力公开表示怀疑。You can use wonder in phrases at the beginning of a request if you want to make it more formal and polite.想知道…(用在请求句开始处的短语中,使请求更加正式和礼貌)I wonder whether you could pass me the butter? [+ wh- word]不知道你是否能把黄油递给我?I wonder if you could give me some information about places to visit in the area? [+ wh- word]不知道你能否为我提供一些该地区景点的情况?I was wondering if you were busy Friday night. If not, would you like to come to the cinema with me? [+ wh- word]不知道你星期五晚上是否会很忙。如果不忙的话,愿意同我去看电影吗?I wonder--could you help me carry these books? [+ clause]我想知道----你能帮我拿一下这些书吗?(esp. Br infml) "Where's Mark been recently?" "Up to no good, I shouldn't wonder (= probably)."“马克最近在什么地方?”“大概没干什么好事。”
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