marvel
n
1 [C] wonderful or miraculousthing; thing causing (pleased) astonishment 奇异的事物; 令人惊喜的事物
the marvels of modern science 现代科学的奇迹
It's a marvel that he escaped unhurt. 他竟能安然逃脱, 真不可思议.
2 [C esp sing 尤作单数]
~ (of sth) person or thing that is surprisingly good, pleasing, etc 出奇地好的、 令人愉快的人或事物
She works so hard in spite of her illness
she's a marvel! 她带病努力工作, 真是难能可贵!
He's a marvel of patience. 他的耐心令人赞叹.
Your room is a marvel of neatness and order. 你的房间整洁得出奇.
3 marvels [pl]
wonderful results (used esp with the vs shown) 奇妙的结果(尤与所示动词连用)
The doctor's treatment has worked marvels
the patient has recovered completely. 该医生妙手回春, 病人已完全康复.
perform/do marvels at the kitchen stove 烹调出美味佳肴. marvel, v (-ll-; US -l-) [Ipr, Tf]
~ at sth (fml 文) be very surprised (and often admiring) 大为惊讶(常含赞叹之意)
marvel at sb's boldness 赞佩某人勇敢
I marvelled at the maturity of such a young child/at the beauty of the landscape. 小小年纪如此成熟[风景之美]使我赞叹不已.
I marvel that she agreed to do something so dangerous. 我大为惊异的是, 她竟同意做如此危险的事.
That's right. We will take 10 pigs, 10 sheep and sixty chickens. The chickens can eat the food that we would otherwise throw away. They will provide us with eggs and meat.
没错。我们要带上10头猪、10只羊还有60只鸡。鸡吃我们的剩饭剩菜。它们为我们提供蛋和肉。
Once on the boat, they were taken bolow and their chains were fixed to two bars that ran the length of the ship.
一上船,他们就被带进底舱,他们的镣铐就被拴在两根从船的一头伸到另一头的铁杆上。
The secret lies in the title of the book which he wrote about his early life, The story of my experiments with truth.