0 to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something:
[ + question word ] Shouldn't you phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are.
He's starting to wonder whether he did the right thing in accepting this job.
[ + speech ] Will this turkey be big enough for eight, I wonder?
"Have you decided where you're going next summer?" "I've been wondering about (= considering) going to Florida."
We were wondering if/whether you'd like to have dinner with us some time?
[ + question word ] I wonder whether you could pass me the butter?
I wonder if you could give me some information about places to visit in the area?
1 to feel or express great surprise at something:
[ + (that) ] I don't wonder (that) she burst into tears after the way you spoke to her.
2 a feeling of great surprise and admiration caused by seeing or experiencing something that is strange and new:
The sight of the Grand Canyon stretching out before them filled them with wonder.
We spent a week visiting the wonders of Ancient Greek civilization.
With all the wonders of modern technology, why has no one come up with a way to make aircraft quieter?
Our new babysitter's a wonder - she'll come at very short notice and the kids love her.
3 to think about things in a questioning and sometimes doubting way:
4 a feeling of great surprise and admiration, or someone or something that causes such feelings:
She wondered who'd sent her the mysterious email.
I was wondering if you'd like to come to the cinema with me this evening?
I wonder what it was about her upbringing that made her so insecure.
Running works wonders for the metabolism.
In his poems everyday reality is invested with a sense of wonder and delight.
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質疑, 疑惑, 想知道…
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质疑, 疑惑, 想知道…
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preguntarse, admiración, asombro…
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perguntar-se, admiração, assombro…
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~だろうかと思う, 驚き, 驚嘆…
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merak etmek, hayret, şaşkınlık…
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se demander, émerveillement [masculine], merveille [feminine]…
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preguntar-se, admiració, astorament…
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