miracle

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mir‧a‧cle /ˈmɪrəkəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin miraculum]
1. something very lucky or very good that happens which you did not expect to happen or did not think was possible:
It’s a miracle you weren’t killed!
By some miracle, we managed to catch the plane.
the economic miracle of the 1950s.
She’s our miracle baby.
small/minor miracle (=something lucky but not very important)
The fence’s survival in these winds seems like a minor miracle.
2. an action or event believed to be caused by God, which is impossible according to the ordinary laws of nature:
Do you believe in miracles?
3. miracle cure/drug a very effective medical treatment that cures even serious diseases:
There is no miracle cure for diabetes.
4. work/perform miracles to have a very good effect or achieve a very good result:
Maybe you should try yoga – it worked miracles for me.
5. a miracle of something a very good example of something:
The concert tour was an absolute miracle of organization.
a miracle of modern engineering
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ perform/work a miracle (=achieve something very good which no one thought was possible) The new coach has worked miracles, and the team have won their last four games.
▪ believe in miracles Do you believe in miracles?
▪ need a miracle He'll need a miracle to pass this test.
▪ take a miracle (=need a miracle) it would take a miracle to transform her into an elegant woman.
▪ hope for a miracle I knew I would probably never walk again, but I couldn’t help hoping for a miracle.
▪ pray for a miracle We prayed for a miracle, but her burns were so severe that she did not survive.
▪ a miracle happens Then the miracle happened – there was a job, and I could have it.
adjectives
▪ a minor/small miracle (=something lucky but not very important) I’d managed to produce a good meal in half an hour, which seemed like a minor miracle.
▪ an economic miracle Brazil seemed to be experiencing an economic miracle.
miracle + NOUN
▪ a miracle worker (=someone who performs miracles) A doctor is just a person, not a miracle worker.
▪ a miracle cure (=something that solves a problem very effectively) Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair.
▪ a miracle drug (=a very effective drug that cures a serious disease) Why is this new miracle drug so expensive?
phrases
▪ it’s a miracle (that) It’s a miracle you weren’t killed
▪ something is no miracle It was no miracle, it was just good planning and leadership.
▪ something is nothing short of a miracle (=it is extremely unexpected and you are very pleased about it) What has happened is nothing short of a miracle.
▪ don't expect miracles Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a 50-year-old look like a 20-year-old.

miraclehu

◎	['mirəkl]
※	danh từ
	■	phép mầu, phép thần diệu
	■	điều thần diệu, điều huyền diệu
	■	điều kỳ lạ, kỳ công
		☆	a miracle of ingenuity
			một sự khéo léo kỳ lạ
		☆	a miracle of architecture
			một kỳ công của nền kiến trúc
	■	như miracle play
	〆	to do/work/miracles/wonders (for/with somebody/something)
		✓	thành công đặc sắc trong việc đạt được những kết quả tích cực (về/với ai/cái gì)
			☆	This tonic will work miracles for your depression
				Thuôc bổ này sẽ rất thần diệu đối với tình trạng suy sụp của anh
			☆	He can do miracles with a few kitchen leftovers
				Anh ấy có thể làm những điều kỳ lạ với những thức ăn còn lại trong bếp