wonder
verb
noun
adj
ˈwʌndə
verb
1
to
think
about
something
that
you
are
not
sure
about
and
try
to
guess
what
is
true,
what
will
happen
etc
〔对某事〕感到疑惑; 想要知道
wonder
who/what/how
etc
I
wonder
how
James
is
getting
on.
我想知道詹姆斯的近况。
What
are
they
going
to
do
now,
I
wonder
?
我想知道他们现在准备做什么。
wonder
if/whether
I
wonder
if
I’ll
recognize
Philip
after
all
these
years.
过了这么多年，我不知道是否还认得菲利普。
He’s
been
leaving
work
early
a
lot
–
it
makes
you
wonder
,
doesn’t
it?
他经常提早下班 — 这让你弄不明白了，是吗？
2
I wonder if/whether
used
to
ask
politely
for
something
[口] 我不知道是否〔用于礼貌地询问某事〕;
spoken
I
wonder
if
I
might
have
a
drink?
我可不可以要一杯饮料？
3
I was wondering if/whether
a.
used
to
politely
ask
someone
to
help
you
b.
used
to
ask
someone
politely
if
they
would
like
to
do
something
不知可不可以〔礼貌地请求他人做某事〕
spoken
I
was
wondering
if
I
could
borrow
your
car?
请问我能否借一下你的汽车？
I
was
wondering
if
you’d
like
to
come
to
dinner.
不知道你是否愿意来吃晚饭。
4
to
feel
surprised
and
unable
to
believe
something
〔对某事〕感到惊讶，感到诧异
BrE BrE
[+
about/at
]
Sometimes
I
wonder
about
his
behaviour.
有时我对他的行为感到惊讶。
wonder
how
I
wonder
how
he
dares
to
show
his
face!
他竟然还敢露面，我觉得奇怪！
I
don’t
wonder
I
don’t
wonder
you’re
tired.
你感到疲倦，我觉得很正常。
I
shouldn’t
wonder
He’ll
come
back
soon
enough,
I
shouldn’t
wonder.
他会很快回来，我对此一点也不觉得奇怪。
5
to
doubt
or
question
whether
something
is
true
怀疑
‘Is
she
serious?’
‘I
wonder.’
“她是认真的吗？”“我看不一定。”
wonder
if/whether
Sometimes
I
wonder
if
he’s
got
any
sense
at
all!
有时候我怀疑他到底有没有头脑！
noun
6
ADMIRATION
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a.
a
feeling
of
surprise
and
admiration
for
something
very
beautiful
or
new
to
you
b.
something
that
makes
you
feel
surprise
and
admiration
奇事; 奇迹，奇观
U C
The
sight
of
the
Taj
Mahal
filled
us
with
wonder.
看见泰姬陵，我们充满了惊叹之情。
technological
wonders
科技奇迹
the
Seven
Wonders
of
the
World
世界七大奇观
7
(it’s) no/small/little wonder (that)
used
to
say
that
you
are
not
surprised
by
something
[尤口] 并不奇怪/不足为奇/十分自然
especially spoken
No
wonder
you’ve
got
a
headache,
the
amount
you
drank
last
night.
怪不得你头痛，昨晚喝得太多了。
8
SURPRISING
惊讶
used
to
say
that
something
is
very
surprising
[尤口] 令人惊奇的是
especially spoken
It’s
a
wonder
no
one
got
hurt.
奇怪的是没有一个人受伤。
9
do/work wonders
to
be
very
effective
in
solving
a
problem
创造奇迹/取得惊人成效
10
wonders will never cease
used
humorously
to
show
you
are
surprised
and
pleased
about
something
[口] 真是无奇不有〔幽默用法〕
spoken
11
CLEVER PERSON
聪明人
someone
who
is
good
at
doing
difficult
things
[英] 奇才，奇人
singular 单数 | BrE
adj
12
very
good
and
effective
极好的; 灵验的
a
new
wonder
drug
新的灵丹妙药