1feeling of surprise/admiration驚奇ADJECTIVE | VERB + WONDER | WONDER + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great非常驚訝▸➤childlike, wide-eyed孩子似的驚奇;驚訝得瞪大眼睛VERB + WONDER➤feel感到驚訝▸➤express表示驚訝◇There aren't any words to express properly all the wonder that I feel.我的驚異之情真是難以形容。➤be filled with, be full of充滿驚奇◇The children's faces were full of wonder as they gazed up at the Christmas tree.孩子們抬頭看着聖誕樹,臉上充滿着驚歎。WONDER + NOUN➤drug特效藥PREPOSITION➤in wonder驚訝地◇Neville shook his head in wonder at it all看到這一切,內維爾驚歎地搖着頭。◇She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below her.她俯視展現在眼前的城市,驚歎不已。➤with wonder吃驚地◇She held her breath with wonder and delight.她驚喜得屏住了呼吸。➤wonder at對⋯感到驚訝PHRASES➤a feeling of wonder, a sense of wonder好奇感wonder
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2amazing thing/person奇事;奇人ADJECTIVE | VERB + WONDER | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤natural自然奇觀◇Iceland is full of hot springs and other natural wonders.冰島遍佈溫泉和其他自然奇觀。➤architectural, technological, etc.建築、技術等奇觀▸➤constant永恆的奇跡◇It was a constant wonder to me that my father didn't die of exhaustion.我父親沒有累死,這在我看來一直是一個奇跡。➤nine days', seven-day曇花一現◇She was determined to prove she was no seven-day wonder whose promise would remain unfulfilled.她決心要證明自己不會曇花一現,會實現許下的諾言,不會說說就算了。➤boy (humorous) 神童◇the new boy wonder of French football法國足球界剛出現的神童➤one-hit (humorous) 一次性的奇跡◇The band was a one-hit wonder in the '80s-no one has heard of them since.這支樂隊在 80 年代曾一度走紅,可此後再也沒有人聽說過他們。➤chinless, gutless (especially NAmE, bothhumorous) 性格軟弱的人;完全沒有骨氣的人◇The public thinks we're a bunch of gutless wonders.公眾以為我們是一幫完全沒有骨氣的人。VERB + WONDER➤discover, experience, explore發現/經歷/探索奇跡◇Now it is your turn to discover the wonder of Bermuda.現在輪到你去探索百慕大的奇跡了。➤appreciate欣賞奇觀PHRASES➤do wonders (for sb/sth), work wonders (for sb/sth)(為⋯)創造奇跡◇The change of diet has done wonders for my skin.改變飲食結構對我的皮膚產生了奇效。◇A good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast worked wonders.一夜好覺再加上一頓可口的早餐令人精神煥發。➤is it any wonder (that)...?⋯有什麼奇怪的嗎?➤(it's) little wonder, (it's) no wonder, (it's) small wonder沒有什麼奇怪;不足為怪◇No wonder you're still single-you never go out!難怪你還單身 - 你太宅了!➤a wonder to behold值得一看的奇觀◇The restored painting is a wonder to behold.那幅被修復的油畫簡直是個奇跡,很值得一看。➤the wonders of nature, the wonders of science, the wonders of technology自然/科學/技術奇跡◇Thanks to the wonders of modern science, many common diseases will soon be things of the past.多虧了現代科學的奇跡,許多常見病很快就會得到根治。➤the wonders of the world世界奇觀◇The palace has been described as the eighth wonder of the world.這座宮殿已被譽為世界第八大奇觀。wonder
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ADVERB | VERB + WONDER | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤idly, vaguely毫無緣由地納悶;有點兒納悶◇I wondered vaguely whether Robert could be the murderer.我有點兒納悶,不知道羅伯特是否是殺人兇手。➤briefly, fleetingly感到一絲驚奇;一陣納悶▸➤uneasily忐忑不安地想弄明白◇I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children.我忐忑不安地揣測孩子們是不是出了什麼事。➤irritably性急地想知道▸➤aloud說出內心的疑惑◇'Where's Natasha?' she wondered aloud.“娜塔莎在哪裏?”她納悶地說。➤just只不過想知道◇'Why do you ask?' 'I just wondered.'“你為什麼要問?”“我只不過是好奇。”➤always總是感到納悶◇I always wondered why you never got married.我一直想知道你為什麼沒結婚。➤often, sometimes經常納悶;有時感到疑惑◇I sometimes wonder who's crazier, him or me.我有時候想搞清楚我和他誰更瘋狂。➤probably可能納悶◇You're probably wondering what all the fuss is about.你可能正在納悶這樣大驚小怪是為了什麼。VERB + WONDER➤begin to, start to開始納悶◇I was just beginning to wonder where you were.我剛才正琢磨你去哪兒了呢。➤cannot help but, can only, have to禁不住納悶;不得不納悶◇I couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking.我忍不住想知道他在想些什麼。◇You have to wonder just what he sees in her.你不由得會想他究竟看上她什麼了。➤make sb使某人納悶◇He's behaving so strangely. It makes you wonder whether he's in trouble somehow.他的行為很古怪,讓人不由得想知道他是否遇到了某種麻煩。PREPOSITION➤about對⋯感到驚訝◇We'd wondered about you as a possible team member.我們曾經懷疑你是否有可能入選該隊。PHRASES➤can't help wondering禁不住納悶◇I can't help wondering if he lost on purpose.我忍不住想他是不是有意輸的。➤keep wondering一直想知道