Wonder
['wʌndə] or ['wʌndɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) something that causes feelings of wonder; 'the wonders of modern science'.
(noun.) the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising.
(verb.) have a wish or desire to know something; 'He wondered who had built this beautiful church'.
(verb.) place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; 'I wonder whether this was the right thing to do'; 'she wondered whether it would snow tonight'.
(verb.) be amazed at; 'We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities'.
整理:马提--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement.
(n.) A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
(v. i.) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
(v. i.) To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.
(a.) Wonderful.
(adv.) Wonderfully.
比利編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Astonishment, amazement, surprise, bewilderment, ADMIRATION.[2]. Prodigy, marvel, miracle, portent.[3]. Curiosity, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sight.
v. n. Marvel, be surprised, be amazed, be struck with wonder, be taken aback, stand agog, look blank, open one's eyes, open one's mouth.
手打:梅尔瓦
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Amazement, astonishment, surprise, admiration, phenomenon, prodigy, portent,miracle, sign, marvel
ANT:Astonishment, Indifference, apathy, unamazement, anticipation, expectation,familiarity, triviality
編輯:卡罗尔
解釋/意思:
n. the state of mind produced by something new unexpected or extraordinary: a strange thing: a prodigy: a sweet fried cake—also Cruller.—v.i. to feel wonder: to be amazed (with at): to speculate expectantly.—p.adj. Won′dered (Shak.) having performed or able to perform wonders.—n. Won′derer.—adj. Won′derful full of wonder: exciting wonder: strange: (B.) wonderfully.—adv. Won′derfully.—ns. Won′derfulness; Won′dering.—adv. Won′deringly with wonder.—ns. Won′derland a land of wonders; Won′derment surprise.—adjs. Won′derous (same as Wondrous); Won′der-struck -strick′en struck with wonder or astonishment.—ns. Won′der-work a prodigy miracle: thaumaturgy; Won′der-work′er; Won′der-work′ing.—adjs. Won′der-wound′ed (Shak.) wonder-stricken; Won′drous such as may excite wonder: strange.—adv. Won′drously.—ns. Won′drousness.—Bird of wonder the phœnix; Nine days' wonder something that astonishes everybody for the moment; Seven wonders of the world (see Seven).
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例句/造句/用法:
- I wonder _at_ Mrs. Larcher. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Southey spoke of him as a miraculous young man, at whose talents he could only wonder. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- I wonder what sort of a girl she is--whether good or naughty. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- So, he sat down at the foot of his little iron bedstead, and began to wonder how much a year the warder made out of the dirty room. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Races came and went, species passed away, but ever new species arose, more lovely, or equally lovely, always surpassing wonder. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- I wonder whether it is so. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- But as to listening to what one lawyer says without asking another--I wonder at a man o' your cleverness, Mr. Dill. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Selden, catching the glance, wondered what part Miss Bart had played in organizing the entertainment. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- He wondered at her, knowing she was aware of his presence. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Neither had read it, but they knew it was a love story, and each privately wondered if it was half as interesting as their own. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- He told me, in return, that he wondered I had arrived at my time of life, without knowing that a doctor's skin was waterproof. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- She wondered if she should have minded detection half so much from any one else. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- I wondered, as I looked at this fair creature: I admired her with my whole heart. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- As they passed the different mile-stones, Oliver wondered, more and more, where his companion meant to take him. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- I quickened my pace, and, passing among them, wondering at their looks, went hurriedly in. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- I don't understand what you mean, said I, wondering. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- I'm too young, faltered Meg, wondering why she was so fluttered, yet rather enjoying it. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Yet you told him to go, Mother, and didn't cry when he went, and never complain now, or seem as if you needed any help, said Jo, wondering. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- He has been wondering that he has not seen you for a whole week. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- My head ached with wondering how it happened, if men were neither fools nor rascals; and my heart ached to think they could possibly be either. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- She was wondering whether an explanation of any kind would be consistent with her loyalty to Frederick. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- We were growing accustomed to encomiums on wonders that too often proved no wonders at all. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- He wonders where he is. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- How insignificant compared with the wonder wrought by this one machine seems indeed any of the old seven wonders of the world! 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Suddenly the man hastened from the shelter only to return a few minutes later with several pieces of bark and--wonder of wonders--a lead pencil. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- My mother often wonders that I can make it out so well. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Here it was that Emmy found her delight, and was introduced for the first time to the wonders of Mozart and Cimarosa. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I am young and earnest, and energy and determination have done wonders many a time. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
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