wonder

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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verb, noun
+ verb
1 ~ (about sth) to think about sth and try to decide what is true, what will happen, what you should do, etc: [V wh-] I wonder who she is. + I wonder why he left his job. + I was just beginning to wonder where you were. + [V] 'Why do you want to know?' 'No particular reason. I was just wondering.' + We were wondering about next April for the wedding. + [V speech] 'What should I do now?' she wondered.
2 [V wh-] used as a polite way of asking a question or asking sb to do sth: I wonder if you can help me. + I was wondering whether you'd like to come to a party.
3 ~ (at sth) to be very surprised by sth: [V] She wondered at her own stupidity. + (BrE, spoken) He's gone and left us to do all the work, I shouldn't wonder (= I wouldn't be surprised if he had). + [V (that)] I wonder (that) he didn't hurt himself jumping over that wall. + I don't wonder you're tired. You've had a busy day.
+ noun
1 [U] a feeling of surprise and admiration that you have when you see or experience sth beautiful, unusual or unexpected
Synonym: AWE
He retained a childlike sense of wonder. + She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below her.
2 [C] something or a quality in sth that fills you with surprise and admiration: The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world. + the wonders of modern technology + That's the wonder of poetry-you're always discovering something new. + the Seven Wonders of the ancient world
3 [sing.] (informal) a person who is very clever at doing sth; a person or thing that seems very good or effective: Geoff, you're a wonder! I would never have thought of doing that. + Have you seen the boy wonder play yet? + a new wonder drug
Idioms: do wonders (for sb/sth) to have a very good effect on sb/sth: The news has done wonders for our morale.
(it's) no / little / small wonder (that) ... it is not surprising: It is little wonder (that) she was so upset. + (informal) No wonder you're tired, you've been walking for hours.
it's a wonder (that) ... (especially spoken) it is surprising or strange: It's a wonder (that) more people weren't hurt.
wonders will never cease (spoken, usually ironic) a phrase used to express surprise and pleasure at sth: 'I've cleaned my room.' 'Wonders will never cease!'
work wonders to achieve very good results: Her new diet and exercise programme has worked wonders for her.
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Thesaurus dictionary

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n.

1 marvel, prodigy, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sight, curiosity, miracle, Slang knockout, stunner, mind-blower, mind-boggler, trip:

Surely, the wheel must rank high among the wonders of technology. And still he gazed, and still the wonder grew, / That one small head could carry all he knew.

2 awe, astonishment, admiration, amazement, wonderment, surprise, stupefaction, fascination:

Facsimile transmission, which used to excite so much wonder, is now used in offices all over the world.

v.

3 ponder, muse, meditate, think, theorize, conjecture, puzzle, query, question, inquire, be inquisitive, be curious, ask oneself, speculate, cudgel (one's) brains:

I wondered if I would be invited to the dance. Have you ever wondered what makes the world go round?

4 marvel (at), goggle, gawk, gape, stare, be awed, be thunderstruck, be amazed, be astonished:

We wondered at the death-defying skills of the trapeze artistes.

5 wonder about. question or doubt the sanity or reason or reasonableness of:

I wondered about Tammy after that streaking episode.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ feeling of surprise/admiration

ADJ.

great | childlike, wide-eyed

VERB + WONDER

feel | express

There aren't any words to express properly all the wonder that I feel.

| gaze in, stare in

She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below her.

| be filled with, be full of

The children's faces were full of wonder as they gazed up at the Christmas tree.

WONDER + NOUN

cure, drug

PREP.

in ~

Neville shook his head in wonder at it all

| with ~

She held her breath with wonder and delight.

| ~ at

PHRASES

a feeling/sense of wonder

² amazing thing/person

ADJ.

natural

Iceland is full hot springs, beautifully coloured rocks, and other natural wonders.

| scientific | constant, perpetual

It was a constant wonder to me that my father didn't die of exhaustion.

| nine days, seven-day

She was determined to prove she was no seven-day wonder whose promise would remain unfulfilled.

| boy

(humorous) (also

wonder boy)

the new boy wonder of French football

| one-hit

(humorous) The band aren't the one-hit wonders some had feared: their second album contains some great rap music.

PHRASES

do/work wonders (for sb/sth)

The change of diet has done wonders for my skin. A good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast worked wonders.

| the wonders of modern science/technology

Thanks to the wonders of modern science, many common diseases will soon be things of the past.

| the wonders of the world

The palace has been described as the eighth wonder of the world.

ADV.

hazily, idly, vaguely

I wondered vaguely whether Robert could be the murderer.

| briefly, fleetingly | apprehensively, uneasily

I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children.

| bleakly, despairingly | irritably | aloud

‘Where's Natasha?’ she wondered aloud.

| just

‘Why do you ask?’ ‘I just wondered.’

| often, sometimes

I sometimes wonder who's crazier, him or me.

VERB + WONDER

begin to

I was just beginning to wonder where you were.

| cannot/could not help but, can only

I couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking.

| make sb

His obvious hunger made her wonder how long he had been up and about.

PREP.

about

We'd wondered about you as a possible team member.

Concise English dictionary

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wonders|wondered|wondering'wʌndə(r)
noun
+the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
+something that causes feelings of wonder
+a state in which you want to learn more about something
verb
+have a wish or desire to know something
+place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
+be amazed at

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