wonder
英/'wʌndə(r)/；美/'wʌndɚ/
动词 verb
A：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 was just beginning to wonder where you were.
我不知道她是谁。
B：（礼貌地提问或请人做事时说）
used as a polite way of asking a question or asking sb to do sth
I wonder if you can help me.
不知您是否能帮我的忙？
C：感到诧异；非常惊讶
to be very surprised by sth
She wondered at her own stupidity.
她没想到自己竟会这样愚蠢。
I wonder (that) he didn’t hurt himself jumping over that wall.
我纳闷他怎么从那墙上跳过去竟没摔伤自己。
I don’t wonder you’re tired. You’ve had a busy day.
你累了，这我一点儿不奇怪。你已经忙了一整天。
名词 noun
A：惊讶；惊奇；惊异；惊叹
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.
他仍然有一种孩子般的好奇感。
B：奇迹；奇观；奇事；奇妙之处
something or a quality in sth that fills you with surprise and admiration
That’s the wonder of poetry — you’re always discovering something new.
这就是诗的奇妙之处，你总有新的发现。
C：能人；奇才；有特效的东西
(informal) a person who is very clever at doing sth; a person or thing that seems very good or effective
Have you seen the boy wonder play yet?
你看过那场神童表演没有？
* do wonders (for sb/sth)
（为某人/替某事）创造奇迹；产生神奇作用
to have a very good effect on sb/sth
The news has done wonders for our morale.
这消息大大振奋了我们的士气。
* (it’s) no/little/small wonder (that)…
不足为奇；并不奇怪
it is not surprising
It is little wonder (that) she was so upset.
她如此心烦意乱，并不奇怪。
* it’s a wonder (that)…
令人惊奇的是；莫名其妙的是
(especially spoken) it is surprising or strange
It’s a wonder (that) more people weren’t hurt.
奇怪的是没有更多的人受到伤害。
* wonders will never cease
（表示惊喜）真是无奇不有，怪事何其多
(spoken, usually ironic) a phrase used to express surprise and pleasure at sth
‘I’ve cleaned my room.’ ‘Wonders will never cease!’
我把我的房间打扫干净了。”怎么太阳从西边出来了！”
* work wonders
创造奇迹；取得优良的成绩；产生良好的效果
to achieve very good results
Her new diet and exercise programme has worked wonders for her.
她新的饮食和锻炼计划对她产生了奇效。
