MARVEL


Meaning of MARVEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɑ:(r)v(ə)l ]

( marvels, marvelling, marvelled)

Note: in AM, use 'marveling', 'marveled'

1.

If you marvel at something, you express your great surprise, wonder, or admiration.

Her fellow members marveled at her seemingly infinite energy...

Sara and I read the story and marveled...

‘That’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen,’ marveled Carl...

He marvelled that a man in such intense pain could be so coherent.

VERB : V at n , V , V with quote , V that

2.

You can describe something or someone as a marvel to indicate that you think that they are wonderful.

The whale, like the dolphin, has become a symbol of the marvels of creation...

= wonder

N-COUNT : oft N of n

3.

Marvels are things that people have done, or that have happened, which are very unexpected or surprising.

He’s done marvels with the team...

= wonders

N-COUNT : usu pl

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