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