miracle

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mir·a·cle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ noun [countable] 1 LUCKYsomething very lucky or very good that happens which you did not expect to happen or did not think was possible 意外的幸运事，不可思议的事；奇迹 It’s a miracle you weren’t killed! 你没有死真是奇迹！ By some miracle, we managed to catch the plane. 我们奇迹般地赶上了飞机。 the economic miracle of the 1950s. 20世纪50年代的经济奇迹 She’s our miracle baby. 她是我们的奇迹宝宝。small/minor miracle (=something lucky but not very important) 幸事，小奇迹 The fence’s survival in these winds seems like a minor miracle. 这么大的风，这些篱笆能不倒真是奇迹。2 RRCan action or event believed to be caused by God, which is impossible according to the ordinary laws of nature 〔神创造的〕奇迹，神迹 Do you believe in miracles? 你相信神迹吗？3 miracle cure/drug MHa very effective medical treatment that cures even serious diseases 有奇效的疗法/药物 There is no miracle cure for diabetes. 糖尿病没有特别有效的疗法。4 work/perform miracles EFFECTIVEto have a very good effect or achieve a very good result 创造奇迹，有奇效 Maybe you should try yoga – it worked miracles for me. 也许你该试一试瑜伽——它对我有神奇的效果。5 a miracle of something IMPRESSa very good example of something 某事物极好的例子，某事物的精品 The concert tour was an absolute miracle of organization. 这次巡回音乐会组织得太棒了。 a miracle of modern engineering 现代工程的奇迹n COLLOCATIONSverbsperform/work a miracle (=achieve something very good which no one thought was possible)The new coach has worked miracles, and the team have won their last four games.believe in miraclesDo you believe in miracles? need a miracleHe'll need a miracle to pass this test.take a miracle (=need a miracle)it would take a miracle to transform her into an elegant woman.hope for a miracleI knew I would probably never walk again, but I couldn’t help hoping for a miracle.pray for a miracleWe prayed for a miracle, but her burns were so severe that she did not survive. a miracle happensThen the miracle happened – there was a job, and I could have it.adjectivesa minor/small miracle (=something lucky but not very important)I’d managed to produce a good meal in half an hour, which seemed like a minor miracle.an economic miracleBrazil seemed to be experiencing an economic miracle.miracle + NOUNa miracle worker (=someone who performs miracles)A doctor is just a person, not a miracle worker.a miracle cure (=something that solves a problem very effectively)Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair.a miracle drug (=a very effective drug that cures a serious disease)Why is this new miracle drug so expensive? phrasesit’s a miracle (that)It’s a miracle you weren’t killedsomething is no miracleIt was no miracle, it was just good planning and leadership.something is nothing short of a miracle (=it is extremely unexpected and you are very pleased about it)What has happened is nothing short of a miracle.don't expect miraclesDon’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a 50-year-old look like a 20-year-old.

Examples from the Corpus

miracle• It'll be a miracle if we get to the airport in time.• Manley's hope for an economic miracle in Jamaica was not realized.• Both instances were examples of those soccer healing miracles, as Estrada was able to continue play moments later.• She performed many miracles and had the gift of prophecy.• But she was still paralyzed, and they could work no miracle.• But then a man like him was in no need of miracles.• A number of miracles have been attributed to him, due to the unearthing.• Genetic testing is indeed a scientific miracle.• I can call myself lucky because streptomycin, the miracle drug, is newly available.• And then the miracle Ellie was still praying for happened.• It is a position of danger where miracles of healing may occur but miracles of disaster also.• And she has already been known, you tell me, to work miracles.small/minor miracle• Tonight feels like a small miracle, laughing and dancing without language.• It's a small miracle that none of the Yorkshire 10 is crushed as she lies down.• A small miracle after the endless hiding.• From the kitchen wafts the fragrance of fresh-baked. minor miracles.• Indeed, small miracles have been achieved in improving efficiency, shortening in-patient stay and improving facilities for day-surgery.• We made it through the campaign without being found out, no small miracle.• But rarely have sport and literature combined so seamlessly as in this small miracle of a book.• Between us we had even hired a video so that we could record this minor miracle of medical history for posterity.Origin miracle (1100-1200) Old French Latin miraculum

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miracle
mir‧a‧cle /ˈmɪrəkəl/

noun [countable]

Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin miraculum

1. something very lucky or very good that happens which you did not expect to happen or did not think was possible:

It’s a miracle you weren’t killed!

By some miracle, we managed to catch the plane.

the economic miracle of the 1950s.

She’s our miracle baby.
small/minor miracle (=something lucky but not very important)

The fence’s survival in these winds seems like a minor miracle.
2. an action or event believed to be caused by God, which is impossible according to the ordinary laws of nature:

Do you believe in miracles?
3. miracle cure/drug a very effective medical treatment that cures even serious diseases:

There is no miracle cure for diabetes.
4. work/perform miracles to have a very good effect or achieve a very good result:

Maybe you should try yoga – it worked miracles for me.
5. a miracle of something a very good example of something:

The concert tour was an absolute miracle of organization.

a miracle of modern engineering

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ perform/work a miracle (=achieve something very good which no one thought was possible) The new coach has worked miracles, and the team have won their last four games.
   ▪ believe in miracles Do you believe in miracles?
   ▪ need a miracle He'll need a miracle to pass this test.
   ▪ take a miracle (=need a miracle) it would take a miracle to transform her into an elegant woman.
   ▪ hope for a miracle I knew I would probably never walk again, but I couldn’t help hoping for a miracle.
   ▪ pray for a miracle We prayed for a miracle, but her burns were so severe that she did not survive.
   ▪ a miracle happens Then the miracle happened – there was a job, and I could have it.
■ adjectives
   ▪ a minor/small miracle (=something lucky but not very important) I’d managed to produce a good meal in half an hour, which seemed like a minor miracle.
   ▪ an economic miracle Brazil seemed to be experiencing an economic miracle.
■ miracle + NOUN
   ▪ a miracle worker (=someone who performs miracles) A doctor is just a person, not a miracle worker.
   ▪ a miracle cure (=something that solves a problem very effectively) Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair.
   ▪ a miracle drug (=a very effective drug that cures a serious disease) Why is this new miracle drug so expensive?
■ phrases
   ▪ it’s a miracle (that) It’s a miracle you weren’t killed
   ▪ something is no miracle It was no miracle, it was just good planning and leadership.
   ▪ something is nothing short of a miracle (=it is extremely unexpected and you are very pleased about it) What has happened is nothing short of a miracle.
   ▪ don't expect miracles Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a 50-year-old look like a 20-year-old.

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