wonder
n. 奇迹, 惊奇, 惊愕 vt. 惊奇, 想知道 vi. 惊讶, 怀疑
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教材释义与例句
惊奇；奇迹；惊愕
used to say that something is very surprising
怀疑；想知道；惊讶
to think about something that you are not sure about and try to guess what is true, what will happen etc
怀疑；惊奇；对…感到惊讶
释义与例句
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1.
A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.
敬畏
惊奇
不可数 可数Socrates: I see, my dear Theaetetus, that Theodorus had a true insight into your nature when he said that you were a philosopher, for wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder. He was not a bad genealogist who said that Iris (the messenger of heaven) is the child of Thaumas (wonder).
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2.
Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
奇迹
奥妙
可数 不可数Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens.
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Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
Fortunate circumstances.
可数 不可数That stay in the country did her wonders.
It's a wonder no-one saw me.
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Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
An astonishing and seemingly inexplicable turn of events.
可数 不可数The idea was so ridiculous that it's a wonder anyone went along with it.
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Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
A feat that demonstrates incredible finesse or skill, as if performed by magic.
可数 不可数Given the limited resources, he's really performed wonders.
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Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
Someone very talented at something, a genius.
天才
可数 不可数He's a wonder at cooking.
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Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
A nominalizer that serves as a head noun for the preceding adjective, which together form a mocking or insulting epithet.
非正式 可数 不可数So the voiceless wonder speaks at last.
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A mental pondering, a thought.
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A kind of donut; a cruller.
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1.
To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
不及物He's married by now, I shouldn't wonder.
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2.
To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.
思索
不及物 及物He wondered whether penguins could fly. She had wondered this herself sometimes.
Has Jay gone fishing, I wonder?
I was wondering what time the film was starting.
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From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), from Proto-West Germanic *wundr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą. Cognate with Scots wunner (“wonder”), West Frisian wonder, wûnder (“wonder, miracle”), Dutch wonder (“miracle, wonder”), Low German wunner, wunder (“wonder”), German Wunder (“miracle, wonder”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish under (“wonder, miracle”), Icelandic undur (“wonder”). The verb is from Middle English wondren, from Old English wundrian, which is from Proto-Germanic *wundrōną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wunnerje, West Frisian wûnderje, Dutch wonderen, German Low German wunnern, German wundern, Swedish undra, Icelandic undra. Via PIE cognate with English wish (see more).
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