wonder + wh- clause
wh-从句包括what, where, why, how等疑问词。
I wonder what she is thinking.
我想知道她在想什么。
想知道;琢磨;纳闷
wondering — present participle of wonder
感到惊奇;惊叹;诧异;感到惊讶或钦佩;惊愕;惊奇;惊叹;常与at连用。;思考;感到疑惑和好奇;心中质疑。
to think about something with doubt or curiosity; to ask oneself about it
感到惊讶或钦佩;惊愕;惊奇;惊叹;常与at连用。
To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
思考;感到疑惑和好奇;心中质疑。
To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.
一般现在时
I wonder what time it is.
我想知道现在几点了。
一般过去时
She wondered about the strange noise.
她对那奇怪的声音感到好奇。
现在进行时
They are wondering why he is late.
他们正在纳闷他为什么迟到。
I wonder if she has received my email yet.
我想知道她是否已经收到我的电子邮件。
用法提示:wonder 在这里作动词,后接 if 从句,表示‘想知道、琢磨’。
He often wonders about his future after graduation.
他经常琢磨毕业后自己的未来。
用法提示:wonder about 后接名词,表示‘对……感到好奇、思考’。
We were wondering why the store was closed this morning.
我们刚才还在纳闷为什么今天早上商店关门了。
用法提示:were wondering 是过去进行时,后接 why 从句,表示‘当时在纳闷’。
wh-从句包括what, where, why, how等疑问词。
I wonder what she is thinking.
我想知道她在想什么。
She wondered if he would come.
她想知道他是否会来。
常用于表示对某事物感到惊讶或赞叹。
We wondered at the beauty of the sunset.
我们对日落的美丽感到惊奇。
比 wonder 更正式,强调长时间、认真地思考,而非一时好奇。
作动词时侧重表示怀疑或不确定,疑问色彩比 wonder 强。
强调在内心发问,与 wonder 的用法相近,口语和书面语均常见。
直接表达求知欲,比 wonder 更口语化,常接 about 或从句。
明确表达想得知某事,语义比 wonder 更直接,常用于日常对话。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have a wonder about this.
正确表达I wonder about this.
动词 "wonder" 不应作为名词使用,后接直接宾语要加介词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I wonder the reason.
正确表达I wonder about the reason.
动词 "wonder" 是不及物动词,接内容时需用介词 "about"。
此反义对应 wonder 作动词表示“思考、感到疑惑/好奇”的义项(如 wonder whether...)。know 表示已确知、不再疑问;不适用于 wonder 的“感到惊叹/惊奇”义项。
对……感到惊叹;因……而诧异
She wondered at the beauty of the starry sky.
她对满天繁星的夜空惊叹不已。
对……感到疑惑;琢磨……
I wonder about the purpose of life.
我琢磨人生的意义。
想知道是否;怀疑是否
I wonder if she will come on time.
我想知道她是否会准时来。
想知道为什么;纳闷为什么
He wondered why nobody was there.
他纳闷为什么那里没有人。
忍不住想知道;不由地琢磨
I can't help wondering what would happen next.
我不由地琢磨接下来会发生什么。
开始感到疑惑;开始琢磨
After the strange noise, she began to wonder if the house was safe.
听到奇怪的声音后,她开始怀疑这房子是否安全。
常与 wonder 共现,表达想了解或怀疑的心态。
wonder 常伴有 awe 的情感,表示对事物的惊奇与钦佩。
wonder 的对象常是 mystery,引发思考与好奇。
wonder 表示惊讶时,astonishment 是密切相关的情绪名词。
wonder 的“思考”义与 contemplation 相关,指在心中反复思量。
我一点也不奇怪;我料到是这样
It'll rain later, I shouldn't wonder.
等会儿大概会下雨,我觉得一点不奇怪。
出声思考;自言自语地说出想法
She wondered out loud why no one had called.
她自言自语地嘀咕怎么没人打电话来。
对……感到惊奇(惊叹)
I wonder at his patience with such difficult students.
我对他这样耐心地对待如此难教的学生感到惊佩。
我怀疑自己是不是在夜里变了样。
Alice looks at herself in the mirror and wonders if she has changed overnight.
爱丽丝看着镜子里的自己,心里琢磨自己是否一夜之间变了样。
我想啊想,想不出到底是谁写了那本爱情之书。
As the song plays, the singer keeps wondering who wrote the book of love.
随着歌曲响起,歌手不停地念叨着是谁写了那本爱情之书。
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