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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
wonderful
won·der·ful BrE [ˈwʌndəfl] NAmE [ˈwʌndərfl] adjective 1. very good, pleasant or enjoyable •a wonderful surprise • We had a wonderful time last night. • You've all been absolutely wonderful! •It's wonderful to see you! 2. making you feel surprise or admiration Syn: ↑remarkable • It's wonderful what you can do when you have to. Word Origin: [wonderful] late Old English wunderfull (see ↑wonder, ↑-ful). Synonyms: wonderful lovely • delightful These words all describe an experience, feeling or sight that gives you great pleasure. wonderful • that you enjoy very much; that gives you great pleasure; extremely good: ▪ We had a wonderful time last night. ◇ ▪ The weather was absolutely wonderful. lovely • (rather informal, especially BrE) that you enjoy very much; that gives you great pleasure; very attractive: ▪ What a lovely day! ▪ (= the weather is very good) ◇ ▪ It's been lovely having you here. delightful • that gives you great pleasure; very attractive: ▪ a delightful little fishing village wonderful, lovely or delightful? All these words can describe times, events, places, sights, feelings and the weather. Wonderful can also describe a chance or ability. Lovely is the most frequent in spoken British English, but in North American English wonderful is the most frequent, both spoken and written. Delightful is used especially to talk about times, events and places. wonderful/lovely/delightful weather/views/scenery It's wonderful/lovely to be/feel/find/have/know/see… It would be wonderful/lovely/delightful if… It's wonderful/lovely that… That sounds wonderful/lovely/delightful. really/quite/absolutely wonderful/lovely/delightful Example Bank: •The weather was absolutely wonderful. •the strange and wonderful world of Chinese ghost stories •It was a wonderful feeling to be arriving home again. •It's wonderful that you can all come. •It's wonderful to see you! •It's wonderful what a little flattery will do. •It's wonderful what you can do when you have to. •Note the wonderful skill in these sculpted hands and faces. •She's a truly wonderful person. •The builders have done a wonderful job here. •This is a wonderful opportunity to invest and export into new markets. •Winning first prize is a wonderful achievement. •You've all been absolutely wonderful!
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