| 词汇 | wonder |
| 释义 | wonder verb uk/ˈwʌn.dər/ us/ˈwʌn.dɚ/ (QUESTION) B1 [ I ]疑惑;想知道 to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something [ + question word ] Shouldn't you phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are. 你是不是最好给家里打个电话？你父母会想知道你在哪儿的。 He's starting to wonder whether he did the right thing in accepting this job. 他现在开始怀疑自己接受这份工作是否正确。 [ + speech ] Will this turkey be big enough for eight, I wonder? 我不知道这只火鸡够不够8个人吃。 "Have you decided where you're going next summer?" "I've been wondering about (= considering) going to Florida." “你决定好明年夏天去哪里了吗？”“我一直在考虑去佛罗里达。” B1 （用于短语中，使请求更加正式和礼貌）不知能否… used in phrases, at the beginning of a request, to make it more formal and polite We were wondering if/whether you'd like to have dinner with us some time? 不知道你是否愿意什么时候跟我们一起吃顿晚饭? [ + question word ] I wonder whether you could pass me the butter? 你能不能把黄油递给我？ I wonder if you could give me some information about places to visit in the area? 不知你能否给我提供一些这个地区可供游玩的地方的情况。
(SURPRISE) [ I ] formal感到惊讶，觉得惊奇 to feel or express great surprise at something [ + (that) ] I don't wonder (that) she burst into tears after the way you spoke to her. 你那样对她说话，难怪她会突然哭起来。 Idiom I shouldn't wonderidiom UK 大概，也许 probably "Where's Mark been recently?" "Up to no good, I shouldn't wonder." “马克最近去过什么地方？”“大概没去什么好地方。” wonder noun uk/ˈwʌn.dər/ us/ˈwʌn.dɚ/ [ U ]惊讶；惊叹 a feeling of great surprise and admiration caused by seeing or experiencing something that is strange and new The sight of the Grand Canyon stretching out before them filled them with wonder. 大峡谷展现在眼前的景象让他们惊叹万分。 The boys gazed in wonder at the shiny red Ferrari. 男孩子们惊讶地盯着那辆锃亮的红色法拉利跑车。 [ C usually plural ]奇观；奇迹；奇事 an object that causes a feeling of great surprise and admiration We spent a week visiting the wonders of Ancient Greek civilization. 我们花了一周时间游览古希腊文明的奇观。 With all the wonders of modern technology, why has no one come up with a way to make aircraft quieter? 既然现代科技创造了如此多的奇迹，为什么没人想个办法让飞行更安静一些呢？ [ C ] informal极其有用的人;能人 an extremely useful or skilful person Our new babysitter's a wonder - she'll come at very short notice and the kids love her. 我们家新来的保姆确实非常能干——她能在接到通知后很快赶来，而且孩子们也喜欢她。
Idioms work/do wondersidiom informal 产生奇妙的作用 to have a very good effect Doctors have discovered that keeping a pet can do wonders for your health. 医生们发现，养一只宠物会对你的健康产生奇妙的作用。 it's a wonderidiom 真奇怪；真令人惊讶 it is surprising It's a wonder (that) he ever reached Paris, because he set off with only £5 in his pocket. 令人惊讶的是他竟然到了巴黎，因为他出发时口袋里只有5英镑。 little/small wonderidiom 并不奇怪 it is not really surprising Her car isn't working, so it's little wonder (that) she hasn't come to visit you recently. 她的车坏了，所以她最近没来看你并不奇怪。 no wonderidiom B2 并不让人惊讶；并不奇怪 it is not surprising No wonder the children are excited - this is the first time they've been abroad. 孩子们那么兴奋并不奇怪——这是他们第一次出国。 "If brutal killers like these two are at work, it is no wonder that so many Iraqis have fled," he said. “如果有跟这两个一样凶残的杀手在活动，难怪那么多伊拉克人逃走了。” 他说道。 wonders never ceaseidiom humorous 真是令人惊讶；奇迹总是会发生的 an expression of surprise used when something unusual or unexpected happens Lynda actually managed to get up before ten o'clock. Wonders never cease! 琳达居然在10点之前起床了。真是奇迹！ |
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