单词 | wild |
释义 | Word Frequency wild(waɪld) adjective 1. (of animals) living independently of humans; not domesticated or tame 2. (of plants) growing in a natural state; not cultivated 3. uninhabited or uncultivated; desolate a wild stretch of land 4. living in a savage or uncivilized way wild tribes 5. lacking restraint wild merriment 6. of great violence or intensity a wild storm 7. disorderly or chaotic wild thoughts wild talk 8. dishevelled; untidy wild hair 9. in a state of extreme emotional intensity wild with anger 10. reckless wild speculations 11. not calculated; random a wild guess 12. unconventional; fantastic; crazy wild friends 13. (postpositive; foll by about) informal intensely enthusiastic or excited 14. (of a card, such as a joker or deuce in some games) able to be given any value the holder pleases jacks are wild 15. wild and woolly adverb 16. in a wild manner 17. run wild noun 18. (often plural) a desolate, uncultivated, or uninhabited region 19. the wild Derived forms wildish (ˈwildish) adjective wildly (ˈwildly) adverb wildness (ˈwildness) noun Word origin Old English wilde; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wildi, Old Norse villr, Gothic wiltheisWord Frequency Wild(waɪld) noun Jonathan. ?1682–1725, British criminal, who organized a network of thieves, highwaymen, etc, while also working as an informer: said to have sent over a hundred men to the gallows before being hanged himself |
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