wonder
美 [?w?nd?(r)]
英 [?w?nd?(r)] 
- v.想知道;驚訝;驚嘆;琢磨
- n.奇跡;驚訝;驚奇;奇觀
- adj.極好的;極有效的;非常美麗的
- 網絡驚異;感到奇怪;納悶
詞形變化
復數:wonders 現在分詞:wondering 過去式:wondered 同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | [t][i] 想知道;想弄明白;琢磨to think about sth and try to decide what is true, what will happen, what you should do, etc. |
| I wonder who she is. 我在想她到底是誰。 |
| I was just beginning to wonder where you were. 我剛才正琢磨你上哪兒了呢。 |
| ‘Why do you want to know?’ ‘No particular reason. I was just wondering.’ “你為什么想要知道?”“沒有特殊原因。我就是想搞清楚。” |
| We were wondering about next April for the wedding. 我們尋思著下個四月舉行婚禮可好。 |
| ‘What should I do now?’ she wondered. “我現在該怎么辦呢?”她自忖道。 |
2. | [t] ~ if, whether… (禮貌地提問或請人做事時說)used as a polite way of asking a question or asking sb to do sth |
| I wonder if you can help me. 不知您是否能幫我的忙? |
| I was wondering whether you'd like to come to a party. 不知您能否來參加聚會。 |
3. | [i][t] 感到詫異;非常驚訝to be very surprised by sth |
| She wondered at her own stupidity. 她沒想到自己竟會這樣愚蠢。 |
| He's gone and left us to do all the work, I shouldn't wonder(= I wouldn't be surprised if he had) . 他走了,把所有的活都留給我們干。我對此并不感到奇怪。 |
| I wonder (that) he didn't hurt himself jumping over that wall. 我納悶他怎么從那墻上跳過去竟沒摔傷自己。 |
| I don't wonder you're tired. You've had a busy day. 你累了,這我一點兒不奇怪。你已經忙了一整天。 |
1. | [u] 驚訝;驚奇;驚異;驚嘆a feeling of surprise and admiration that you have when you see or experience sth beautiful, unusual or unexpected |
| He retained a childlike sense of wonder. 他仍然有一種孩子般的好奇感。 |
| She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below her. 她俯視展現在眼前的城市,驚嘆不已。 |
2. | [c] 奇跡;奇觀;奇事;奇妙之處something that fills you with surprise and admiration |
| The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world. 科羅拉多大峽谷是世界自然奇觀之一。 |
| the wonders of modern technology 現代技術的奇跡 |
| That's the wonder of poetry─you're always discovering something new. 這就是詩的奇妙之處,你總有新的發現。 |
| the Seven Wonders of the World(= the seven most impressive structures of the ancient world) 世界七大奇觀 |
3. | [sing]
能人;奇才;有特效的東西a person who is very clever at doing sth; a person or thing that seems very good or effective |
| Dita, you're a wonder! I would never have thought of doing that. 蒂塔,你真神了!我從來想不到那樣做。 |
| Have you seen the boy wonder play yet? 你看過那場神童表演沒有? |
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習慣用語
do wonders (for sb/sth)
(為某人或替某事)創造奇跡;產生神奇作用to have a very good effect on sb/sth
| The news has done wonders for our morale. 這消息大大振奮了我們的士氣。 |
(its) no/little/small wonder (that)…
不足為奇;并不奇怪it is not surprising
| It is little wonder (that) she was so upset. 她如此心煩意亂,并不奇怪。 |
| No wonder you're tired, you've been walking for hours. 難怪你累了呢,你一直走了好幾個小時。 |
its a wonder (that)…
令人驚奇的是;莫名其妙的是it is surprising or strange
| It's a wonder (that) more people weren't hurt. 奇怪的是沒有更多的人受到傷害。 |
wonders will never cease
(表示驚喜)真是無奇不有,怪事何其多a phrase used to express surprise and pleasure at sth
| ‘I've cleaned my room.’ ‘Wonders will never cease!’ “我把我的房間打掃干凈了。”“怎么太陽從西邊出來了!” |
work wonders
創造奇跡;取得優良的成績;產生良好的效果to achieve very good results
| Her new diet and exercise programme has worked wonders for her. 她新的飲食和鍛煉計劃對她產生了奇效。 |
英漢解釋
n. | |
v. | 1. 思索;尋思;琢磨;躊躇;對...感到疑慮;對某事感到好奇 |
adj. | |
英英解釋
例句
The actor was just a nine-day wonder that he was forgotten by his fans soon.
那個演員僅僅曇花一現,很快就被他的粉絲們遺忘了。
wonder how anyone can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thought.
奇怪,有人既然反省了自己的思想,怎么還能有臉去指責別人。
The wonder is not that the protesters lack an agenda but that they are still cheerfully trying to hammer one out.
令人迷惑的事情并不在于抗議者缺乏訴求,而在于他們仍然充滿熱情地努力達成一項訴求。
The satellite that landed in their garden made the family a bit of a nine days' wonder, but no one remembers their names now.
這家人因衛星落在家中花園里而轟動一時,不過現在已沒人記得他們的名字了。
"That's great, Ray, " and Japhy took out his notebook and wrote down the prayer, and shook his head in wonder.
“那太好了,雷,”賈菲同時取出他的記事本,把那段祈禱文記下,并在思究中搖動他的頭。
If God calls us his sheep I wonder just what he's trying to say?
如果主把我們叫作是羊,他想說的到底是什么?
But there is reason to wonder whether the capital cushions, at least in their current form, will be enough to overcome human limitations.
但人們有理由懷疑,由資本構成的緩沖,至少目前在形式上是如此,是否將足以克服人的局限。
Colleagues see a few of its work, I sometimes wonder why the boss, a person can create so much work for others to be completed?
看見同事們有做不完的工作,有時我想,為甚麼做老闆的,一個人就可以創造那麼多工作給別人去完成?
I think of you and wonder if you think of me, too.
我想著你,想知道你是否也想著我。
There's a moment in God's conversation with Cain that makes us wonder if there could have been a different ending to this story.
在神與該隱的對話中,我們曾看到一絲轉機,令我們聯想這件事本來可以有一個不同的結局;
But one may wonder if they have gone far enough to help them out with everything.
但有些人問道這些是否已經幫他們解決了所有的困難。
Stocks had their best day in over 5 years. We'll have to see if it's just a one-day wonder.
股票昨天在5年內表現最好。我們不得不猜想這是不是僅是一天的奇跡。
He never lost that childhood sense of wonder and of curiosity.
他從未喪失孩童般的疑問和好奇。
'A few years from now we'll look back and wonder why there was this time when all these websites weren't personalized, ' he said.
他說,幾年后回過頭來看時我們會驚訝于現在為什么所有網站都沒有提供這種個性化服務。
I'm going to take a vacation next month. I wonder you whether plan or not. If not, maybe you are willing to go with me.
我打算下個月去度假,不知道你是否已經做好度假計劃,如果還沒有,或許你愿意和我一起去度假。
With all the partisanship and gridlock here in Washington, it's easy to wonder if such unity is really possible.
隨著在華盛頓的黨派對立問題和政治僵局的出現,我們很容易會懷疑團結是否真的還有可能?
some of our workers like to make fun of him. No wonder he lacks self esteem. It's a darn shame!
我們有些同事老是拿他開玩笑。怪不得他會缺乏自尊心。這真是不應該!
I wonder if it has to do with the TOTAL INEPTNESS of the Cuban dictatorship?
我懷疑這與古巴獨裁政府的“完全無能”有關?
Whenever I am free, I keep thinking of him, I wonder if he thinks of me occasionally and how he is doing these days.
每當我有空的時候,我總想到他,不知他最近過得可好,有沒有偶爾想到我。
To his own wonder, Will Brangwen found himself in an electric state of passion.
威爾·布蘭文發覺自己正處在令人心醉神迷的熱戀之中,他自己也感到驚訝。
After this meeting, we all started to wonder if Henry was losing his mind.
這次會議之后,我們大家都懷疑亨利是不是發狂了。
Some people wonder how the minority is ever heard if the majority rules.
有些人不明白,在多數派掌政的時候,少數派如何表達自己的意見。
Thinking about the globe, you may wonder how the continents float, move, or tear apart.
考察地球,你可能會驚奇,陸地為什么會漂浮、運動或裂開。
Jeanne was so much overcome by wonder, and even by awe, that her feelings were deep, stunning and almost overpowering.
珍妮簡直驚駭得說不出話來,她的感情是深沉的,她感到頭暈目眩,幾乎支持不住。
No wonder one often hears the expression "the rich get richer, while the poor get children! "
無怪乎我們經常聽到這樣的說法:“富人財富越來越多,窮人孩子越來越多!”
I wonder what lay behind the president's speech.
我不知總統的這篇演說用意何在。
No wonder Government declines to advance him rapidly.
政府不愿意很快地晉升他是毫不奇怪的。
I wonder what Longstaff was doing in that Washington crowd.
不知道朗斯達夫在華盛頓的稠人廣眾之中干些什么。
Nobody can wonder that men are soldiers and sailors.
男子漢參加陸軍或海軍,誰也不覺得奇怪。
She shook her head in drowsy wonder.
她在驚訝得朦朦朧朧的情況下搖了搖頭。
There was a light of wonder in her eyes.
她兩眼閃爍著異采。
To his own wonder, Will Brangwen found himself in an electric state of passion.
威爾·布蘭文發覺自己正處在令人心醉神迷的熱戀之中,他自己也感到驚訝。
Unless you look at him, wonder at him, write paragraphs about him, he cannot live.
除非你監視他,懷疑他,寫文章談到他,否則他無法生活。
He had eyes for the dog, and a great wonder came into his face.
他看到的只是這條狗,臉上露出極為驚訝的神色。
Miss Leg's only wonder was that Bertha had chosen him rather than ten thousand others of the same variety.
萊伊小姐唯一奇怪的是,伯莎在千千萬萬同類青年中偏挑中了他。
Say, for myself, that you used to talk a good deal about your duty and to wonder what it was.
我說,汝平時侈談責任,又不知它為何物。
She was tired out with wonder and marveling.
一整天的獵奇把她累壞了。
I wonder who it was defined man was a rational animal. It was the most premature definition ever given.
不知道是誰說的:人是理性動物,真是胡說八道。
Mrs. Montgomery's illuminated gaze grew vague and began to wonder.
蒙哥馬利太太熠熠有光的眼神因詫異變得黯然了。
There's nothing to do in this town except mooching around the streets; no wonder young people get into trouble.
在這座城市除了逛大街以外沒事可干;難怪年輕人要出亂子。
Sissy had suddenly turned her head, and looked, in wonder, in pity, in sorrow.
西絲忽然轉過頭來,表情驚訝、憐憫而悲愁。
Families with old people began to wonder when the ancient fathers and mothers would die, and babies whined.
有老人的人家看著年邁的父母朝不保夕,嬰兒幼童發出有氣無力的哭聲。
It is a wonder how any man of feeling could have resisted the invitation.
真不明白一個感情豐富的人怎么能擋得住這樣引誘。
The only thing is: I wonder if it sells the goods.
唯一的問題是:我懷疑能不能把商品推銷出去?
You will wonder at my better scholarship, but when I was abroad, I had the best teachers.
你會奇怪我的文化程度有所提高,這是因為在國外的時候有最好的老師教我。
I couldn't wonder at his voice, for it was mellow and full, and gave great importance to every word he uttered.
我也不覺得奇怪,因為他的聲音圓潤,鏗鏘,每一個字都有力量。
He stood there motionless and in wonder, dimly conscious that Hallward was speaking to him, but not catching the meaning of his words.
他一動不動地站著,驚奇得出了神,恍惚地覺得哈爾伍在跟他講話,但是沒法理解他的字義。
Marco never seemed to wonder at the immense collection of facts in his father's head.
馬科對他父親頭腦里有那么淵博的知識,似乎從不感到驚訝。
Her expression, however, thanks to various intensities of emphasis and wonder, of horror and joy, was not inhuman.
然而她的臉由于經常露出各種大驚小怪,喜怒哀樂的表倩,還是很有人情味。
I had spent years climbing the mountain. When I finally made it to the top, I started to wonder why I had been in such a hurry to get there.
我花了很多年的時間向上攀登。到達頂峰時,我開始感到迷惘:我急急忙忙爬到這里究竟是為了什么。
Another gladiator team -- a tauren, a troll, and an undead managed by a goblin -- watch Spike and wonder what he's up to.
另外一個角斗士隊伍——一個牛頭,一個巨魔以及一個亡靈和他們的地精經紀人——看著狼牙,不知道他在干嘛。
If I had a wish, I'd wish to be human. To know how it feels to feel, to hope, to despair, to wonder, to love.
假如我有一個愿望,我希望我成為一個人,知道如何去感受,期望,絕望,懷疑,如何去愛。
Last year the art critics praised Jonas as if he were a maser, but he turned out to be a nine day's wonder.
去年藝術評論家們還贊頌喬納斯為大師呢,但后來證明它只是一個曇花一現的人物。
"I wonder, " said he, at the next opportunity of speaking, "whether he is likely to be in this country much longer. "
等到有了說話的機會,他又接下去說:“我不知道他是否打算在這個村莊里多住些時候。”
Natasha saying nothing went up to her father, and gazed at him with eyes of inquiring wonder.
娜塔莎不說一句話,走到父親跟前,用疑惑得出奇的目光望著他。
I wonder what the dynamics would be like between the US and China if the US never got caught up in all those wars in the Middle East.
我驚奇的是這個中美間的動力(囚徒困境),如果美國沒有陷入這些中東戰爭中。
You still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood .
每天晚上入睡前,你總是要細細回想每個細節,無數次發問自己究竟是哪里做錯或被誤解。
I wonder if you'd mind if I brought my kind sister along. You see, she? s staying with us for a few days.
不知道你介不介意,我帶我的小妹一塊兒去。你知道,她這幾天要跟我們在一塊兒。
The frequency of floods increases each year, leaving many to wonder how much longer Venice can stay above water.
洪水的次數逐年增加,使許多人想知道威尼斯還有多久就會被淹沒。
And you'll wonder how it all came to this point. And how in the hell I got to this place.
你也會奇怪這一切是怎么發生的,我究竟怎么會走到這一步。
As to the question of the origin of things, man can only wonder and doubt and guess.
關于萬物起源問題,人類只能驚奇,懷疑和猜測。
"I've had no side effects that I'm aware of, " he said. "For me, it has been a wonder drug. "
“據我所知,我沒有出現副作用,”他說,“對我來說,這是一種神奇的藥物。”
"Yeah. Some, " she said. "Raymond used to get off better than the rest of us, but now he's the only one left, I wonder. "
“是的,有時候,”她說,“以前雷蒙德比我們會逃,可現在就剩他一個人在家了。”
I lived next to it from a young age. I would look over and wonder if there was a monster like the Scotland Lochness Monster in it.
我打小就住在漢江邊上,那時我會向江心望去,思量里面是不是會有尼斯湖水怪。
I wonder if I could trouble you for a few minutes about admission to your department.
不知道能不能耽擱您幾分鐘的時間,談談有關能否進貴系讀書。
I wonder how much suffering there is in this world!
我不知這世界上到底有多少苦難!
Nowhere did we stop long enough to get a particularized impression, but the general sense of vague and oppressive wonder grew upon me.
我們停靠的所有地方,雖因時間短促沒有留下特別的印象,但卻使我的心頭蒙上了一種莫可名狀的難以忍受的感覺。
There's something I'd like to talk over with you. I wonder whether it would be convenient to meet you tomorrow afternoon.
我有事想和您商談。不知明天下午見您是否方便?
I wonder if you mind looking at my throat for a minute?
勞駕您看看我的嗓子好嗎?
Now, we did wonder how much to trust the answers of people responding to survey questions about adultery.
現在我們很想知道我們對于人們對出軌這個問題的調查的答案可信度是多少。
Wonder which is really the best, Harvard, or Yale or Oxford?
我可不知道到底那一個大學最好——哈佛,耶魯,還是牛津?
They have seen fresh foot marks and wonder if we want to go on a hunt with them.
他們看到了明顯的足印,并且問我們要不要和他們一起去打獵。
I wonder what started him so suddenly.
我不知道什么事情驚得它突然跳起來。
I wonder (that) he did it at last.
真奇怪,他終于做了那件事了。
"I wonder where he went, " said Mr. Kernan.
“我真想知道他上哪兒去了,”克南先生說。
People sometimes wonder about the future of the world.
人們常常會對世界的未來感到疑慮。
They wonder at the boy's wit.
他們對男孩的機智感到驚訝。
I wonder whether it is true.
我不知道真不真。
I wonder how old he is.
不曉得他是幾歲。