| [/waɪld; waɪld/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
1 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (a) (of animals, birds, etc) that normally live in natural conditions; not tame or domesticated （指动物）野生的, 野的, 未驯化的:
a wild cat, giraffe, duck 野猫、 野生的长颈鹿、 野鸭 *
filming wild animals 拍摄野生动物.
(b) (of plants) growing in natural conditions; not cultivated （指植物）野生的, 非栽培的:
wild flowers 野花 *
wild roses, strawberrries 野生的玫瑰、 草莓. 用法:
2 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (of a person, tribe, etc) not civilized; savage （指人、 部落等）未开化的, 野蛮的. 用法:
3 (of scenery, an area of land, etc) not populated or cultivated; looking desolate （指风景、 地区等）无居民的, 荒凉的:
a wild mountain region 荒无人烟的山区. 用法:
4 tempestuous; stormy 暴风雨的; 暴风雪的:
a wild night 有狂风暴雨的夜晚. 用法:
5 out of control; undisciplined 失去控制的; 不守规矩的:
wild disorder 乱七八糟 *
He led a wild life in his youth. 他年轻时放荡不羁. 用法:
6 full of strong unrestrained feeling; very angry, excited, passionate, etc 感情奔放的; 非常气愤、 兴奋、 热情等的:
wild laughter 哈哈大笑 *
The crowd went wild with delight. 群众欣喜若狂. *
It makes me wild (ie very angry) to see such cruelty. 我见到这种残酷现象怒不可遏. *
She had a wild look on her face. 她怒容可掬. 用法:
7 [pred 作表语] ~ (about sth/sb) (infml) extremely enthusiastic (about sth/sb) （对某事物[某人]）极热心或热爱:
The children are wild about the new computer. 孩子们都特别喜欢这个新计算机. *
I can't say I'm wild about her new husband. 我很难说我非常喜欢她的新婚丈夫. 用法:
8 not carefully aimed or planned; foolish or unreasonable 目标或计画不精确的; 愚蠢的; 不合理的:
a wild aim, guess, shot 胡乱的瞄准、 猜测、 射击 *
a wild scheme 盲目的计画. 用法:
9 (idm 习语) beyond one's wildest `dreams far more than one could ever have imagined or hoped for 远远超出想像或希望的. run `wild (of an animal, plant, person, etc) grow or stray freely without any control （指人、 动植物等）自由生长的, 不受控制的:
Those boys have been allowed to run wild. 那些男孩子无人管教肆无忌惮. sow one's wild oats => sow2. wild 2
n (a) the wild [sing] natural state or habitat 自然的状态或生存环境:
animals living in the wild 在自然状态下生活的动物.
(b) the wilds [pl] (sometimes derog有时作贬义) remote (usu uncultivated) area where few people live 人烟稀少的边远地区（通常指未开垦的）:
the wilds of Australia 澳洲的荒地 *
live out in the wilds, ie far from towns, etc 住在边远地区. |