wonder是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something -- 疑惑；想知道

  • [ + question word ] Shouldn't you phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are. 你是不是最好給家裡打個電話？你父母會想知道你在哪裡的。

  • He's starting to wonder whether he did the right thing in accepting this job. 他現在開始懷疑自己接受這份工作是否正確。

  • [ + speech ] Will this turkey be big enough for eight, I wonder? 我不知道這隻火雞夠不夠八個人吃。

  • "Have you decided where you're going next summer?" "I've been wondering about (= considering) going to Florida." 「你決定好明年夏天去哪裡了嗎？」「我一直在考慮去佛羅裡達。」

  • We were wondering if/whether you'd like to have dinner with us some time? 不知道你是否願意什麼時候跟我們一起吃頓晚飯?

  • [ + question word ] I wonder whether you could pass me the butter? 你能不能把奶油遞給我？

  • I wonder if you could give me some information about places to visit in the area? 不知你能否給我提供一些這個地區可供遊玩的地方的情況。

• 1 to feel or express great surprise at something -- 感到驚訝，覺得驚奇

  • [ + (that) ] I don't wonder (that) she burst into tears after the way you spoke to her. 你那樣對她說話，難怪她會突然哭起來。

• 2 a feeling of great surprise and admiration caused by seeing or experiencing something that is strange and new -- 驚訝；驚嘆

  • The sight of the Grand Canyon stretching out before them filled them with wonder. 大峽谷展現在眼前的景象令他們驚嘆萬分。

  • The boys gazed in wonder at the shiny red Ferrari. 男孩子們驚訝地盯著那輛閃亮的紅色法拉利跑車。

  • We spent a week visiting the wonders of Ancient Greek civilization. 我們花了一週時間遊覽古希臘文明的奇觀。

  • With all the wonders of modern technology, why has no one come up with a way to make aircraft quieter? 既然現代科技創造了如此多的奇跡，為甚麼沒人想個辦法令飛行更安靜一些呢？

  • Our new babysitter's a wonder - she'll come at very short notice and the kids love her. 我們家新來的保姆確實非常能幹——她能在接到通知後很快趕來，而且孩子們也喜歡她。