| 单词 | miraculous |
| 释义 | miraculous (mɪrækjʊləs ) 1. adjective If you describe a good event as miraculous, you mean that it is very surprising and unexpected. The horse made a miraculous recovery to finish a close third. ...a miraculous escape. The change in Felicity was miraculous. Synonyms: wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, incredible [informal] miraculously adverb [ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] Miraculously, the guards escaped death or serious injury. We miraculously survived the crossing to Muscat. 2. adjective If someone describes a wonderful event as miraculous, they believe that the event was caused by God. ...miraculous healing. ...miraculous powers. miraculously adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] He was miraculously healed of a severe fever. Collocations: miraculous escape Another uncelebrated appointment, another master of the miraculous escape and another call for clean slates. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Just ask the three women in Yorkshire who had a miraculous escape when their car landed upside down after hitting a hole. The Sun (2011) Bournemouth have no new injuries as they bid to complete a miraculous escape. The Sun (2008) But the woman driver had a miraculous escape after she was pulled by firefighters from the flattened motor. The Sun (2011) They have been venerated for hundreds of years, hunted by treasure seekers, imbued with miraculous powers and inspired art and literature. Times, Sunday Times Most curious, however, was how the contestants appeared to have miraculous powers. Times,Sunday Times They were in fact built during the 19th century but that did not stop them from acquiring miraculous powers. Times, Sunday Times Both are required to be ultra safe, with miraculous powers of concentration; both are also expected to produce, as a matter of routine, match-winning moments of inspiration. Times, Sunday Times Many have miraculous powers of survival. Times, Sunday Times A good news story, just for a change - a miraculous rescue and a man's life saved. Times, Sunday Times The miraculous rescues last week ... these symbolise the hope of the nation. Times, Sunday Times Then there were the miraculous rescues. Times, Sunday Times He suffered spine injuries but credited his miraculous survival to the presence of a black seal swimming below. The Sun Looking back from this position of miraculous survival, he tends either to rhapsodise about the nature of things magically falling into place or ponder their deep emotional impact. Times, Sunday Times There were tales of miraculous survival. Times, Sunday Times I wanted to find out the truth about their extraordinary journey and apparently miraculous survival. Times, Sunday Times In recent years the school has undergone a miraculous transformation, brought about by a new focus on standards and behaviour. The Sun Often, he has them emerging from a convincing painted frame, a frame within a frame, to imply a miraculous transformation from paint to flesh. Times, Sunday Times The wigmaker and her customers in that tale see new hair as a means of miraculous transformation. The Times Literary Supplement There has been a great deal of scepticism about how genuine this miraculous transformation can be. Times, Sunday Times It's the old surrealist trick of the unexpected juxtaposition, flavoured with a sense of miraculous transformation. Times, Sunday Times The 33-year-old also reveals how the ground-breaking methods tested by his father are helping paralysed patients take seemingly miraculous steps. The Sun He first gained fame by virtue of a seemingly miraculous escape from a shipwreck in 1555. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His seemingly miraculous resurrections have been noted by other characters, mostly notably during his recovery from his gunfire related injuries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The process was reversed due to a seemingly miraculous occurrence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 奇迹般的 Japanese: 奇跡的な |
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