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  • Conjugation : past  wondered ; pp  wondered ; ing  wondering
  • Derivatives : n  wonderer
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

wonder ['w^ndər]
  1. 1. noun [c] (miracle) 奇迹
  2. 2. noun [u] (awe) 惊奇
  3. 3. vt. to wonder whether/why {etc} 想知道是否/为什么{等}
  4. 4. vi. 感到奇怪
    it's a wonder that...
    奇怪的是…
    (it's) no/little/small wonder that...
    (这)难怪
    to work {or} do wonders
    创造奇迹
    to wonder about sth
    对某事感到疑惑
    to wonder at sth
    对某事感到诧异
    I wonder if you could help me
    不知是否可以帮我

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

wonder [ˈwʌndər]
  1. 1. vi. 想知道觉得好奇
    He wondered who had built this beautiful church.
    想知道修建了这座美丽教堂
  2. 2. vi. 怀疑
    She wondered whether it would snow tonight.
    想知道今晚是否下雪
    I wonder whether this was the right thing to do.
    不知道这是不是应当做的正确事情
  3. 3. vi. 感到惊讶感到诧异
  4. 4. n.[u] 惊奇惊讶诧异
  5. 5. n.[c] 奇迹奇观
  6. 6. noun 好奇疑惑

Collins English-English Dictionary

wonder ['w^ndə]
  1. 1. n the feeling excited by something strange; a mixture of surprise, curiosity, and sometimes awe
  2. 2. n something that causes such a feeling, such as a miracle
  3. 3. n See Seven Wonders of the World
  4. 4. n [modifier] exciting wonder by virtue of spectacular results achieved, feats performed, etc
    a wonder drug
    a wonder horse
  5. 5. vb [when tr, may take a clause as object] [when intr, often foll by about] to indulge in speculative inquiry, often accompanied by an element of doubt (concerning something)
    I wondered about what she said
    I wonder what happened
  6. 6. vb [when intr, often foll by at] to be amazed (at something)
    I wonder at your impudence
  7. 7. vb [Etymology] Old English wundor; related to Old Saxon wundar, Old Norse undr, German Wunder

Examples

I wonder if I might leave the office one hour early today.
我想知道我今天能否提前一小时下班。
I wonder - could you do me a favor?
请问可以帮我个忙吗?
He was behaving so badly today, I wonder that he wasn't punished.
他今天表现这么差,真奇怪他竟然没有受到惩罚。
The girls gazed in wonder at her new dress.
几个女孩惊讶地盯着她的新裙子。
I wonder who could be knocking at the door so late?
我奇怪都这么晚了,是谁在敲门?

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