- [countable]
an act or event that does not follow the laws of nature and is believed to be caused by God 聖迹；神迹 the miracle of rising from the grave 在墓穴中複活的奇事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- real
- true
- …
- create
- do
- make
- …
- happen
- occur
- worker
- story
- cure
- …
- by a miracle
- [singular] (informal)
a lucky thing that happens that you did not expect or think was possible 奇迹；不平凡的事 an economic miracle 經濟方面的奇迹 a miracle cure/drug 有奇效的療法；靈丹妙藥 - it is a miracle (that)…
It's a miracle (that) nobody was killed in the crash. 撞車事故中竟然沒有一人喪生，這真是奇迹。 It would take a miracle to make this business profitable. 讓這個公司赢利簡直是天方夜譚。
Extra ExamplesIt would take a miracle to get the old car going again. 這輛舊車要是能再跑起來那就奇了。 The letter's survival is something of a minor miracle. 這封信能保存下來，可以說是個小小的奇迹。 There is still no miracle cure for this condition. 這種情況仍然沒有奇迹般的治療方法。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- real
- true
- …
- create
- do
- make
- …
- happen
- occur
- worker
- story
- cure
- …
- by a miracle
- [countable] miracle of something
a very good example or product of something 極好的例子；精品
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin miraculum ‘object of wonder’, from mirari ‘to wonder’, from mirus ‘wonderful’.
Idioms
work/perform miracles
to achieve very good results 創造奇迹；有奇效 Her exercise programme has worked miracles for her. 她的健身計劃對她很有效。 You can work miracles with very little money if you follow our home decoration tips. 你要是按照我們的家居裝飾建議行事，可以用很少的錢就産生奇妙的效果。 He performed miracles to get everything ready in time. 他及時把一切都準備妥當，創造了奇迹。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2Don't expect this medicine to work miracles. 不要指望這藥能創造奇迹。 You shouldn't expect the treatment to work miracles. 你别指望治療會産生奇效。