wonder
verb- [transitive, intransitive]
to think about something and try to decide what is true, what will happen, what you should do, etc. 想知道；想弄明白；琢磨 ‘Why do you want to know?’ ‘No particular reason. I was just wondering.’ “你为什么想要知道？” “没有特殊原因。我就是想搞清楚。” - wonder who, where, etc…
I wonder who she is. 我在想她到底是谁。 I was just beginning to wonder where you were. 我刚才正琢磨你上哪儿了呢。 You have to wonder just what he sees in her. 你不由得会想他究竟看上她什么了。 I can't help wondering whether I'm missing something here. 我不禁怀疑我是不是遗漏了什么。 Have you ever wondered what your cat really thinks of you? 你有没有想过你的猫到底是怎么看你的？ I always wondered why you never got married. 我一直想知道你为什么没结婚。 I'm still wondering how that could have happened. 我还在想这是怎么发生的。 I sometimes wonder where all this is going to end. 我有时会想这一切会在哪里结束。 I often wonder what became of him. 我经常想知道他后来怎么样了。 - wonder about somebody/something
We were wondering about next April for the wedding. 我们寻思着下个四月举行婚礼可好。 - + speech
‘Where's Natasha?’ he wondered aloud. “娜塔莎在哪里？他大声问道。
Extra Examples‘Why do you ask?’ ‘I just wondered.’ “你为什么要问？”“我只不过是好奇。 ” I wonder why he left his job. 我想知道他为什么离职。 ‘What should I do now?’ she wondered. “我现在该怎么办呢？” 她自忖道。 He's behaving so strangely. It makes you wonder whether he's in trouble somehow. 他的行为很古怪，让人不由得想知道他是否遇到了某种麻烦。 His obvious hunger made her wonder how long he had been up and about. 他明显是飢肠辘辘，这使她纳闷他究竟下床活动多长时间了。 I can't help wondering if he lost on purpose. 我忍不住想他是不是有意输的。 I couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking. 我忍不住想知道他在想些什么。 I sometimes wonder who's crazier, him or me. 我有时候想搞清楚我和他谁更疯狂。 I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children. 我忐忑不安地揣测孩子们是不是出了什么事。 I wondered vaguely whether Robert could be the murderer. 我有点儿纳闷，不知道罗伯特是否是杀人凶手。 You're probably wondering what all the fuss is about. 你可能正在纳闷这样大惊小怪是为了什么。 By the end you are left wondering what on earth the film is trying to say. 最后，你会疑惑这部电影到底想说什么。 We'd wondered about you as a possible team member. 我们曾经怀疑你是否有可能入选该队。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- idly
- vaguely
- briefly
- …
- begin to
- start to
- cannot help but
- …
- about
- can’t help wondering
- keep wondering
- [transitive] wonder if, whether…
used as a polite way of asking a question or asking somebody to do something （礼貌地提问或请人做事时说） I wonder if you can help me. 不知您是否能帮我的忙？ I was wondering whether you'd like to come to a party. 不知您能否来参加聚会。
- [intransitive, transitive]
to be very surprised by something 感到诧异；非常惊讶 - wonder (at something)
She wondered at her own stupidity. 她没想到自己竟会这样愚蠢。 - (British English, informal)
He's gone and left us to do all the work, I shouldn't wonder (= I wouldn't be surprised if he had). 他走了，把所有的活都留给我们干。我对此并不感到奇怪。 - wonder (that)…
I wonder (that) he didn’t hurt himself jumping over that wall. 我纳闷他怎么从那墙上跳过去竟没摔伤自己。 I don't wonder you're tired. You've had a busy day. 你累了，这我一点儿不奇怪。你已经忙了一整天。
- wonder (at something)
Word OriginOld English wundor (noun), wundrian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wonder and German Wunder, of unknown ultimate origin.