miracle
US: /ˈmɪɹəkəɫ/
UK: /mˈɪɹəkəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
miracle /'mirəkl/- danh từ
- phép mầu, phép thần diệu
- điều thần diệu, điều huyền diệu
- điều kỳ lạ, kỳ công
- a miracle of ingenuity: một sự khéo léo kỳ lạ
- a miracle of architecture: một kỳ công của nền kiến trúc
- (sử học) kịch thần bí ((cũng) miracle play)
- to a miracle
- kỳ diệu
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [C] an act or event that does not follow the laws of nature and is believed to be caused by God
2 [sing.] (informal) a lucky thing that happens that you did not expect or think was possible: an economic miracle + It's a miracle (that) nobody was killed in the crash. + It would take a miracle to make this business profitable. + a miracle cure / drug
3 [C] ~ of sth a very good example or product of sth: The car is a miracle of engineering.
Idioms: work / perform miracles to achieve very good results: Her exercise programme has worked miracles for her.
Collocation
ADJ.
great | minor
The letter's survival is something of a minor miracle.
| economic
VERB + MIRACLE
perform, work
Don't expect this medicine to work miracles.
| believe in | ask for, expect, hope for, pray for | need, take
It would take a miracle to get the old car going again.
MIRACLE + VERB
happen, occur
MIRACLE + NOUN
worker | cure
PREP.
by a ~
By a miracle she escaped serious injury.
Concise dictionary
miracles'mɪrəklnoun
+any amazing or wonderful occurrence
+a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of God
