marvel
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mar·vel1 /ˈmɑːvəl $ ˈmɑːr-/ verb (marvelled, marvelling British English, marveled, marveling American English) [intransitive, transitive] ADMIREto feel or express great surprise or admiration at something, especially someone’s behaviour 〔尤指对某人的行为〕感到惊讶，钦佩；赞美 ‘The man is a genius, ’ marvelled Claire. “这人是个天才。”克莱尔赞叹道。marvel at/over I marvelled at my mother’s ability to remain calm in a crisis. 我佩服母亲处变不惊的本领。 Visitors to Rome marvel over the beauty of the city. 到罗马的游客都对这座城市的美丽赞叹不已。marvel that I marvelled that anyone could be so stupid. 我感到惊讶，竟会有人如此愚蠢。→ See Verb table
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marvel• Indeed, anyone who has seen her perform can not fail to marvel.• Sleep-deprived viewers in altered states of consciousness can marvel at the jaw-dropping splendor of animated Cecil B.. DeMille shots.• Gratefully Gina covered her nakedness, marvelling at the strange circumstances in which she found herself.• I walked down it from the top to bottom and could only marvel at the way it had been constructed.• Her body had soon regained its youthful shape and he marvelled how trim she looked.• At the back of his mind, he marvelled that Lorton had bothered to give him anything at all.• I marvel, too, at the confidence exhibited by the hosts of such shows.marvel that• We sat there marveling that anyone could be so stupid.• But such wonder, such admiration, has its firmest basis in the discovery by faith of the marvel that is man.• At the back of his mind, he marvelled that Lorton had bothered to give him anything at all.• It was so obvious that he marvelled that none should have seen it before him.• And that was the marvel that sent my spirits soaring!• I could only sit and marvel that some things are the same the world over.• Between equations, they marvelled that their tests would be scored to the whole point, instead of to five decimal places.• She marvels that they flow so easily to fill the vast space in which she moves.• By 1875 Atchison could boast of a railroad bridge spanning the Missouri, a mechanical marvel that turned in order to open.marvel2 noun [countable] ADMIREsomething or someone that is extremely useful or skilful 十分有用[灵巧]的物[人] SYN miracle, wonder an engineering marvel 工程上的一个奇迹 I don’t know how he did it – he’s an absolute marvel! 我不知道他是怎么成功的——他真了不起！marvel of the marvels of modern science 现代科学的奇迹Examples from the Corpus
marvel• A properly working Macintosh is a marvel, but a Macintosh with an undiagnosed software problem is slow torture.• Suddenly every finger was a marvel and a joy to him.• The bridge is an engineering marvel.• And the engineering marvel turned out to be a slow-motion natural disaster.• Stanley Gascgoine, a green marvel with a two-pronged attack, left foot, right foot or head.• There was a sensual anticipation about, an assurance of marvels shortly to be, manifest.• Under the concentrated fire from front and flank, the marvel is that any escaped.• The marvel is that more is different.marvel of• His solo was a marvel of sound, subtlety, and musicality.Origin marvel2 (1200-1300) Old French merveille, from Late Latin mirabilia “things that cause surprise and admiration”, from Latin mirari “to wonder”mar·vel1 verbmarvel2 nounChineseSyllable
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marvel
mar‧vel1 /ˈmɑːvəl $ ˈmɑːr-/ 
verb (past tense and past participle marvelled, present participle marvelling British English, marveled, marveling American English) [intransitive and transitive]
to feel or express great surprise or admiration at something, especially someone’s behaviour:
‘The man is a genius,’ marvelled Claire.
marvel at/over
I marvelled at my mother’s ability to remain calm in a crisis.
Visitors to Rome marvel over the beauty of the city.
marvel that
I marvelled that anyone could be so stupid.
marvel2 noun [countable]
SYN miracle, wonder:
an engineering marvel
I don’t know how he did it – he’s an absolute marvel!
marvel of
the marvels of modern science
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verb (past tense and past participle marvelled, present participle marvelling British English, marveled, marveling American English) [intransitive and transitive]to feel or express great surprise or admiration at something, especially someone’s behaviour:
marvel at/over
marvel that
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noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: merveille, from Late Latin mirabilia 'things that cause surprise and admiration', from Latin mirari 'to wonder'
something or someone that is extremely useful or skilful Language: Old French
Origin: merveille, from Late Latin mirabilia 'things that cause surprise and admiration', from Latin mirari 'to wonder'
SYN miracle, wonder:
marvel of
Romance 恋爱
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly)in love (with sb)（疯狂地／深深地／无可救药地）爱上／爱着（某人） be/believe in/fall in love at first sight是／相信一见钟情；一见钟情 be/find true love/the love of your life是／找到真爱／一生的爱 suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love受单相思之苦 have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth对某人／某事有着／表示出强烈的／深深的／真挚的爱慕之情 meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend与丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友结识／结婚 have/go on a (blind)date 有个／去约会／相亲 be going out with/ ( especially
NAmE dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman与一个小伙子／女生／男生／男人／女人在谈恋爱 move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner与男朋友／女朋友／伴侣同居
Weddings 婚礼
get/be engaged/married/divorced订婚；结婚；离婚 arrange/plan a wedding安排婚礼 have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage举行隆重的婚礼；度蜜月；婚姻幸福 have/enter into an arranged marriage有一个／走入包办婚姻 call off/cancel/postpone your wedding取消／推迟婚礼 invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception邀请某人出席／参加婚礼／结婚典礼／结婚喜宴 conduct/perform a wedding ceremony举行结婚典礼 exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows交换戒指；互致结婚誓言 congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple祝贺这对幸福的新人；为这对幸福的伉俪干杯 be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)（与妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月 celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary庆祝第一个（结婚）纪念日
Separation and divorce 分居和离婚
be unfaithful to/ ( cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend对丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠 have an affair (with sb)（和某人）有暧昧关系 break off/end an engagement/a relationship解除／终止婚约／恋爱关系 break up with/split up with/ ( dump your boyfriend/girlfriend与男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友 separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife和丈夫／妻子分居；离弃丈夫／妻子；与丈夫／妻子离婚 annul/dissolve a marriage宣布婚姻无效；解除婚姻关系 apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce申请／要求／办理离婚；离婚 get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children获得／被判予／拥有／失去对孩子的监护权 pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)（向前妻／前夫）支付生活费／子女抚养费