1. marvel
We paused to marvel at the view. [+ that] I often marvel that humans can treat each other so badly.
Then they marvel: "What a lovely house!"
The rain in Sevilla is a marvel.
Medical marvel of nature
I marvel how you could agree to the proposal.
This computer is a technological marvel.
Excuse my marvel, I was not prepared for that
We marveled at the magnificence of his palace.
Have you ever seen a marvel like this?
I always marvel at how big the Grand Canyon is.
We are ready simply to marvel at the fact of living to such a great age.
an engineering marvel; the marvels of nature/technology
both admire and marvel can mean a similar thing. However, we often use marvel when we are surprised, and we use admire to show our respect for someone.
I don't know how he did it - he's an absolute marvel!
Besides, do we marvel at Naples?
2. wonder
The pyramids are a great wonder of the world.
I wonder who.
I've heard it said that it's harder to please a woman than to please a man. I wonder if that's true.
Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.
Tom got to work later than usual this morning. I wonder why.
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.
I'm getting little pimples on my face. I wonder if I've been getting enough sleep lately.
When all is said and done, the most precious element in life is wonder.
There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for their child's college education.
I slept only two hours. No wonder I'm sleepy.
You went to bed at 2 o'clock in the morning? No wonder you look sleepy today.
Since in this organization they're all chiefs and no Indians, it's a wonder any decisions get made.
I wonder what the normal life span of a cockroach is and if they ever die of old age.
The boy has a huge bump on his head. No wonder he cried so much!
Since children are more scared than amused by clowns, I wonder if some comedy trope of ours will become horror fodder in 100 years.
英语 单词“dziwić się“(wonder)出现在集合中:
peaky Blinders S1e3