跟我背CET4核心词汇:wonder

　　wonder

　　vt. vi. 对 感到疑惑 express a wish to know, in words or silently

　　vt. vi. 想知道; 问自己 feel curiosity; ask oneself

　　同义词

　　n. admiration，curiosity，marvel，wonderment

　　v. enquire，inquire，marvel，question

　　词汇辨析

　　marvel，miracle，wonder，phenomenon

　　这些名词均含 奇迹 之意。

　　marvel 侧重异乎寻常，奇怪，从而使人好奇。

　　miracle 一般指被认为是人力所办不到的奇异之事。

　　wonder 通常指使人惊奇的事迹、人物或景观，主要指人创造的奇迹。

　　phenomenon 指罕见的现象或奇人、奇事。

　　参考例句

　　1. I wonder at your allowing her to buy the expensive clothes.

　　我对你答应她买这么贵的衣服感到吃惊。

　　2. I wonder if you see all this.

　　我想知道你是否看到了这些。

　　3. I wonder if we can catch the first train.

　　我想知道我们能否赶上第一趟火车。

　　双语释义

　　1.V-T/V-I If you wonder about something, you think about it, either because it interests you and you want to know more about it, or because you are worried or suspicious about it. 想知道

　　例：I wondered what that noise was.

　　我想知道那噪音是什么。

　　例： He claims to be her father, said Max. Weve been wondering about him.

　　他声称是她的父亲， 马克斯说， 我们一直想知道是否如此。

　　2.V-T/V-I If you wonder at something, you are very surprised about it or think about it in a very surprised way. 对 感到惊讶

　　例：I could only wonder at how far this woman had come.

　　我只能对这名妇女远道而来感到惊讶。

　　例：I wonder you dont feel it too.

　　我惊讶于你也感觉不到它。

　　3.N-SING If you say that it is a wonder that something happened, you mean that it is very surprising and unexpected. 奇事

　　例：Its a wonder that it took almost ten years.

　　花了几乎十年时间，真是桩奇事。

　　4.N-UNCOUNT Wonder is a feeling of great surprise and pleasure that you have, for example, when you see something that is very beautiful, or when something happens that you thought was impossible. 惊奇

　　例： Thats right! Bobby exclaimed in wonder. How did you remember that?

　　对呀! 鲍勃惊奇地喊道， 你怎么记得那件事?

　　5.N-COUNT A wonder is something that causes people to feel great surprise or admiration. 奇迹

　　例：...a lecture on the wonders of space and space exploration.

　　一个关于太空奇迹和太空探险的讲座。

　　6.ADJ If you refer, for example, to a young man as a wonder boy, or to a new product as a wonder drug, you mean that they are believed by many people to be very good or very effective. 神奇的

　　例：Mickelson was hailed as the wonder boy of American golf.

　　米克尔森被称颂为美国高尔夫球界的神奇男孩。

　　7.PHRASE You can say I wonder if you want to be very polite when you are asking someone to do something, or when you are asking them for their opinion or for information. 不知

　　例：I was just wondering if you could help me.

　　不知你是否能帮助我。

　　8.PHRASE If you say no wonder, little wonder, or small wonder, you mean that something is not surprising. 难怪

　　例：No wonder my brother wasnt feeling well.

　　难怪我兄弟当时感觉不舒服。

　　9.PHRASE You can say No wonder when you find out the reason for something that has been puzzling you for some time. 难怪

　　例：Brad was Janes brother! No wonder he reminded me so much of her!

　　布拉德是简的哥哥!难怪他很多方面使我想起她!

　　10.PHRASE If you say that a person or thing works wonders or does wonders, you mean that they have a very good effect on something. 产生奇效

　　例：A few moments of relaxation can work wonders.

　　短暂的放松能产生奇效。

　　常见用法

　　用作名词

　　There was a look of wonder in his eyes.

　　他眼中露出惊奇的神色。

　　They were filled with wonder at the new waterfall.

　　他们对新瀑布感到非常惊奇。

　　Colour television is realty a wonder.

　　彩色电视真是一个奇迹。

　　Its a wonder that the child came through without a scratch.

　　这孩子竟能安然无恙地脱险，真是奇迹。

　　用作动词

　　I shouldnt wonder if he wins the prize.

　　如果他获奖，我不会感到惊奇。

　　Do you seriously wonder that she didnt help him?

　　她没有帮助他,你感到特别惊奇吗?

　　I wonder if this picture can be restored.

　　我很想知道这幅画能否修复。

　　I wonder whether you are interested in doing processing business with us.

　　我想知道你们是否对与我们进行加工贸易感兴趣。

　　I wonder if he will make a good captain.

　　我怀疑他能否当一位好队长。

　　I wonder if you have so much time to do so much work.

　　我怀疑你是否有那充多时间去做那多工作。

　　用作形容词

　　We have become explorers and scientists with our need to ask questions and to wonder.

　　为了解答疑问和探索奇妙的自然，我们成为探险家和科学家。