marvelous
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers;
a fantastic trip to the Orient
the film was fantastic!
a howling success
a marvelous collection of rare books
had a rattling conversation about politics
a tremendous achievement
too improbable to admit of belief;
a tall story
being or having the character of a miracle
同义词
a. fantastic,grand,improbable,marvellous
词汇辨析
marvelous,wonderful
这两个形容词都有 惊人的,奇异的,奇妙的 之意。
marvelous 语气较强,指人的行为超凡或事物的异常,几乎使人难以相信。
wonderful 指人或事物的罕见或新奇,出人意料。
参考例句
1. Bible was really a marvelous book!
圣经真是一本奇妙的书!
2. This entire region is a marvelous place to scan with binoculars.
用望远镜细查,这整个区域是一个令人惊奇的地方。
3. I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.
我是个超棒的管家。每次我离开一个男人,便将他的家保管起
常见用法
用作形容词
He had had the most marvelous experience.
他有过极奇特的经历。
These dogs have a marvelous sense of smell.
这些狗有非常敏锐的嗅觉。
You have a marvelous gift for science.
你有科学方面的非凡天赋。
Their performance was marvelous.
他们的演出太精彩了。
Cyclists make Olympic history, 400-year-old shark 英国自行车运动员创英奥运历史,400岁格陵兰鲨鱼
Crash course 速成课
Earth-like planet, Pink cockatoo dies at 83 类地行星,83岁风头鹦鹉逝世
It's on the cards 这件事十有八九会发生
IOC on Russian doping and hot June 奥委会就涉俄兴奋剂事件报告进展,六月高温破纪录
Hot potato 棘手的问题“烫手山芋”
The last/final straw 忍无可忍,使人最终崩溃的一击
To lie through your teeth 睁眼说瞎话
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮
Going forward 从今往后
Brexit and Hockney's art 英国脱欧公投后进展,大卫·霍克尼艺术展
Clean up your act 改邪归正
Art and football 海底发现文物,莱斯特城足球俱乐部曼谷庆功
In the blink of an eye 一眨眼之间
You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我!
California wildfires and cloned animals 加利福尼亚州野火,克隆动物衰老过程正常
Cheap and cheerful 物美价廉
To turn something upside down 把……翻个底朝天
Antibiotics and escalator etiquette 美国人过多使用抗生素,伦敦地铁扶梯礼仪
It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
To make a monkey out of me 捉弄我
Test the water 试探,摸底
Axe to grind 别有用心
Chelsea doctor and surfing in Australia 切尔西队医与球队和解,澳大利亚冲浪
To make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做
Glass-bottomed bridge, cancer risk for HRT and 120-year-old man 世界最长玻璃桥开放,荷尔蒙替代疗法增患癌风险,印度教120岁僧人
Alligator takes boy and Tate Modern extension 鳄鱼拖走小男孩,泰特现代美术馆扩建完工
A bitter pill to swallow 不得不吞的苦药