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单词 miracle
释义
miracle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɪr.ə.kəl/us
/ˈmɪr.ə.kəl/
B2
anunusualandmysteriouseventthat isthoughtto have beencausedby agodbecause it does notfollowtheusuallawsofnature:
奇迹
JesusChristwas said to haveperformedmiracles liketurningwaterintowine.据说耶稣基督展示了奇迹，例如把水变成葡萄酒。
a veryluckyeventthat issurprisingandunexpected:
奇事，令人惊叹的事
[+ (that)]Looking at thestateof hiscar, it's a miracle(that)he wasn'tkilled!看看他那辆车的情形，他没死真是个奇迹！
I can'tpromisea miraclecure, but Ithinkwe canimprovethings.我无法承诺会有奇迹般的解决办法，但我认为我们会让情况好起来。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a surprise
  • surpriseThe announcement that she was leaving the post was a surprise to us all.
  • shockIt will be a terrible shock if their income is cut.
  • kickerUSThe kicker is that even after six rounds of interviews, she still wasn't a finalist for the job.
  • a rude awakeningShe'll be in for a rude awakening when she has to pay her own bills.
  • eye-openerHis unauthorized biography was a real eye-opener.
  • news to meSarah is leaving? Well that's news to me.
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anexcellentachievementin aparticularareaofactivity:
出奇的成就
Iconsideredmyrecoveryto be a miracleofmodernmedicine.我认为我的康复是现代医学的出奇成就。
More examples
  • You'veperformeda miracle on thiskitchen- I've neverseenit soclean!
  • It's a miracle nobodydiedin theaccident.
  • Barring miracles, thecompanywill go out ofbusinessverysoon.
  • Thetreatmentis a miracle ofmodernmedicine.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
  • addled
  • all of a doodahidiom
  • all over the placeidiom
  • alphabet soup
  • at seaidiom
  • discombobulation
  • disordered
  • disorganization
  • disorganized
  • disorientating
  • muzzily
  • muzziness
  • mysterious
  • mysteriously
  • mystification
  • unaccountably
  • unexplained
  • wise
  • woolliness
  • woolly
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Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people
Events and occurrences
Good luck and bad luck
Success and achievements

Idiom

perform/work miracles/a miracle
(Definition ofmiraclefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

miracle| American Dictionary

miracle
noun[C]
us/ˈmɪr·ə·kəl/
anunusualandmysteriouseventthat isthoughtto have beencausedbyGod
A miracle is also anysurprisingandunexpectedevent:
[+ (that) clause]It’s a miracle (that) he wasn’tkilledin thatcarcrash.
(Definition ofmiraclefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmiracle

miracle
Later it became a relic and the cause of various miracles.
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Imagining the life-span : from premodern miracles to postmodern fantasies.
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The miracles become fewer later on, where character is fate, and social contexts help determine even destiny's child.
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He was fascinated by displays of miracles and wonders.
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Any growth theory we teach our graduate students, and our undergraduates for that matter, must explain growth disasters as well as growth miracles.
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My reasons for insisting on a distinction between miracles and magic are purely epistemic.
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Not all miracles however, are part of a magical sequence.
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Arguably, the divine sanction provided by miracles was especially important to a religion which found itself on the defensive.
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Far from freedom, what men seek are miracles, mystery, and authority.
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Necessarily, most miracles are not bad or bodged.
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Several considerations might be brought against this ' softening ' of the status of miracles.
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A view of miracles as logically impossible is based on commitments that are both unnecessary and too strong.
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One might point out also that faith is often mentioned in connection with the biblical miracles.
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Larmer uses this idea to argue for miracles as special-creation (or annihilation) events.
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By denying that the universe is a closed system to which conservation laws properly apply, we open the way for miracles.
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Collocationswithmiracle

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These are words often used in combination withmiracle.

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economic miracle
There is a rational explanation for the phenomenon of the 'economicmiracle'.
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medical miracle
Unfortunately, the ability to deliver thismedicalmiracleis limited by a severe worldwide shortage of organs that continues to worsen.
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minor miracle
With so many people being taken off trains in the dark, it is aminormiraclethat no one suffered an accident.
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