wonder

adj.奇妙的；钦佩的；远超过预期的

n.惊奇；奇观；奇人；奇迹

vt.对…感到好奇；惊奇；感到诧异；想弄明白

vi.怀疑，想知道；惊讶

verb

1. 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.
   1. I wonder who she is.
      我在想她到底是谁。
   2. I was just beginning to wonder where you were.
      我刚才正琢磨你上哪儿了呢。
   3. ‘Why do you want to know?’ ‘No particular reason. I was just wondering.’
      “你为什么想要知道？”“没有特殊原因。我就是想搞清楚。”
   4. We were wondering about next April for the wedding.
      我们寻思着下个四月举行婚礼可好。
   5. ‘What should I do now?’ she wondered.
      “我现在该怎么办呢？”她自忖道。
2. （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
   1. I wonder if you can help me.
      不知您是否能帮我的忙？
   2. I was wondering whether you'd like to come to a party.
      不知您能否来参加聚会。
3. 感到诧异；非常惊讶
   to be very surprised by sth
   1. She wondered at her own stupidity.
      她没想到自己竟会这样愚蠢。
   2. 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，把所有的活都留给我们干。我对此并不感到奇怪。
   3. 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。
   4. 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。

noun

1. 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
   1. He retained a childlike sense of wonder.
      他仍然有一种孩子般的好奇感。
   2. She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below her.
      她俯视展现在眼前的城市，惊叹不已。
2. 奇迹；奇观；奇事；奇妙之处
   something that fills you with surprise and admiration
   1. The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world.
      科罗拉多大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。
   2. the wonders of modern technology
      现代技术的奇迹
   3. 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。
   4. the Seven Wonders of the World (= the seven most impressive structures of the ancient world)
      世界七大奇观
3. 能人；奇才；有特效的东西
   a person who is very clever at doing sth; a person or thing that seems very good or effective
   1. Geoff, you're a wonder! I would never have thought of doing that.
      杰夫，你真神了！我从来想不到该那样做。
   2. Have you seen the boy wonder play yet?
      你看过那场神童表演没有？
   3. a new wonder drug
      一种新的特效药

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1. I wonder how Sam got on with him.
   我不知道萨姆和他相处得怎么样。
2. I wondered what that noise was
   我纳闷儿那是什么声音。
3. 'He claims to be her father,' said Max. 'We've been wondering about him.'
   “他自称是她父亲，”马克斯说，“我们一直都在怀疑他。”
4. It makes you wonder about the effect on men's behaviour
   这让人怀疑其对男性行为的影响。
5. 'Why does she want to get in there?' Pete wondered
   “她为什么想进那里面？”皮特心想。
6. But there was something else, too. Not hard evidence, but it made me wonder.
   但还有些别的东西，虽没有确凿的证据，却让我心生疑惑。
7. He liked to sit and wonder at all that had happened
   他喜欢坐着对发生的一切惊叹不已。
8. Walk down Castle Street, admire our little jewel of a cathedral, then wonder at the castle
   沿着城堡街走下去，欣赏我们视若珍宝的教堂，继而叹服于城堡的壮观。
9. We all wonder you're still alive.
   我们都很惊讶你居然还活着。
10. It's a wonder that it took almost ten years
    这差不多用了10年的时间，真是桩奇事。
11. The wonder is that Olivier was not seriously hurt.
    奥利维尔伤得不重，真是奇迹。
12. 'That's right!' Bobby exclaimed in wonder. 'How did you remember that?'
    “对呀！”博比惊奇地叫道。“你是怎么想起那件事的？”
13. I was expressing some amazement and wonder at her good fortune
    我对她的好运既惊奇又感叹。
14. The East Window is a wonder of medieval glazing.
    东窗是中世纪玻璃安装工艺的奇迹。
15. Mickelson was hailed as the wonder boy of American golf
    米克尔森被誉为美国高尔夫球界的神奇小子。
16. Dr Williams describes it as a potential wonder drug.
    威廉斯医生称其可能会成为特效药。
17. Harry dismissed his old friend's speech as 'a nine-day wonder'
    哈里对老朋友的讲话不屑一顾，称之“火不了多久”。
18. Some supernova researchers wondered if it might be just a nine-day wonder.
    有些超新星研究者怀疑，这可能只是昙花一现。
19. I was just wondering if you could help me
    不知您是否能帮我个忙。
20. I just wonder what you make of all that
    我只是纳闷儿你是怎么看待这一切的。
21. I'm wondering if that was the spirit in the courtroom, too.
    不知这是否也是法庭的精神。
22. No wonder my brother wasn't feeling well
    难怪我兄弟感觉不舒服了。
23. Under such circumstances, it is little wonder that they experience difficulties
    在这种情形下，他们遇到困难就不足为怪了。
24. Small wonder that he decided to take no part in the debate.
    难怪他决定不参加辩论呢。
25. Brad was Jane's brother! No wonder he reminded me so much of her!
    布拉德是简的兄弟！怪不得他老是让我想起她呢！
26. A few moments of relaxation can work wonders
    放松一会儿就可以收到奇效。
27. Rushton has done wonders for the industry.
    拉什顿创造了行业奇迹。
28. He had made a thorough investigation. No wonder he knew so much about it.
    他对此事做了彻底的调查，怪不得他了解得那么多。
29. I have never witnessed such a wonder child as he.
    我从来没有见过像他那样的神童。
30. No wonder you can't find anybody here; they're all away at a meeting.
    难怪找不到人，都开会去了。