marvel
verb
noun
ˈmɑːvəl
verb
1
to
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。
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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.
我惊讶竟会有人如此愚蠢。
noun
2
something
or
someone
that
is
extremely
useful
or
skilful
十分有用 （灵巧 ）的物 （人 ）;
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 — 他绝对是个了不起的人！
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of
]
the
marvels
of
modern
science
现代科学的奇迹