英语词汇“wild”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjective | adverb | noun

wildwild1 /waɪld/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective

ETYMOLOGYwild¹

Origin: Old English wilde

COLLOCATIONS► went wild

The crowd went wild as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage.

► a wild guess

I’m going to take a wild guess and say you’re 42.

THESAURUSland► wild

not used by people for farming, building, etc.: They hiked along the wild coastline.

► natural

not made or caused by people: The river had worn away the rock to form a natural bridge.

► untamed

never changed or controlled by people: We went on safari in the untamed wilderness of Botswana.

► unspoiled

not changed, made dirty, or ruined by people: The island has few visitors, and the beaches are white and unspoiled.

► virgin

still in a natural state and never changed or damaged by people. Used especially about forests: The hike goes through 22 acres of virgin forest.

1PLANTS/ANIMALS living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by humans OPP domesticated: There was a wild rose bush in the meadow. Wild horses galloped across the plain.2LAND not used by people for farming, building, etc.: They hiked along the wild coastline.THESAURUSnatural – not made or caused by people: The river had worn away the rock to form a natural bridge.untamed – never changed or controlled by people: We went on safari in the untamed wilderness of Botswana.unspoiled – not changed, made dirty, or ruined by people: The island has few visitors, and the beaches are white and unspoiled.virgin – still in a natural state and never changed or damaged by people. Used especially about forests: The hike goes through 22 acres of virgin forest.3EMOTIONS showing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement: I heard wild laughter in the next room.wild with His eyes were wild with rage.4BEHAVIOR behaving in an uncontrolled, sometimes violent way: Jed was really wild in high school. The crowd went wild as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage.5EXCITING spoken exciting, interesting, unusual, or strange: “It turns out she went to college with my sister.” “That’s wild.”6WITHOUT CAREFUL THOUGHT done or said without much thought or care, or without knowing all the facts: You can’t just make wild accusations like that. I’m going to take a wild guess and say you’re 42.7NOT SENSIBLE wild ideas, plans, etc. are not sensible or are not based on fact: Where do you get these wild ideas?8THROW/PUNCH not controlled or going where you were aiming: a wild pitch9wild about somebody/something very interested in or excited about someone or something: I’m not wild about rap music.10beyond somebody’s wildest dreams beyond anything someone imagined or hoped for: The business has succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.11not/never in somebody’s wildest dreams used to say that someone did not expect or imagine that something would happen, especially after it has happened12COLORS/PATTERNS bright, unusual, and noticeable: He was wearing a wild Hawaiian shirt.13WEATHER/OCEAN violent and strong: Wild winds tore across the island.14CARD GAMES a card that is wild can be used to represent any other card in a game → see also wild card15wild and woolly exciting and dangerous or complicated: Strange things can happen in the wild and woolly world of politics.16wild horses couldn’t drag/stop/keep etc. somebody used to emphasize that someone is very determined about something, and will not change his or her mind[Origin: Old English wilde]—wildness noun [uncountable] → see also sow your wild oats at sow1 (3), wildly

单词	wild
释义	adjective \| adverb \| noun wildwild1 /waɪld/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYwild¹ Origin: Old English wilde Collocations COLLOCATIONS► went wild The crowd went wild as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage. ► a wild guess I’m going to take a wild guess and say you’re 42. Thesaurus THESAURUSland► wild not used by people for farming, building, etc.: They hiked along the wild coastline. ► natural not made or caused by people: The river had worn away the rock to form a natural bridge. ► untamed never changed or controlled by people: We went on safari in the untamed wilderness of Botswana. ► unspoiled not changed, made dirty, or ruined by people: The island has few visitors, and the beaches are white and unspoiled. ► virgin still in a natural state and never changed or damaged by people. Used especially about forests: The hike goes through 22 acres of virgin forest. 1PLANTS/ANIMALS living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by humans OPP domesticated: There was a wild rose bush in the meadow. Wild horses galloped across the plain.2LAND not used by people for farming, building, etc.: They hiked along the wild coastline.THESAURUSnatural – not made or caused by people: The river had worn away the rock to form a natural bridge.untamed – never changed or controlled by people: We went on safari in the untamed wilderness of Botswana.unspoiled – not changed, made dirty, or ruined by people: The island has few visitors, and the beaches are white and unspoiled.virgin – still in a natural state and never changed or damaged by people. Used especially about forests: The hike goes through 22 acres of virgin forest.3EMOTIONS showing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement: I heard wild laughter in the next room.wild with His eyes were wild with rage.4BEHAVIOR behaving in an uncontrolled, sometimes violent way: Jed was really wild in high school. The crowd went wild as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage.5EXCITING spoken exciting, interesting, unusual, or strange: “It turns out she went to college with my sister.” “That’s wild.”6WITHOUT CAREFUL THOUGHT done or said without much thought or care, or without knowing all the facts: You can’t just make wild accusations like that. I’m going to take a wild guess and say you’re 42.7NOT SENSIBLE wild ideas, plans, etc. are not sensible or are not based on fact: Where do you get these wild ideas?8THROW/PUNCH not controlled or going where you were aiming: a wild pitch9wild about somebody/something very interested in or excited about someone or something: I’m not wild about rap music.10beyond somebody’s wildest dreams beyond anything someone imagined or hoped for: The business has succeeded beyond our wildest dreams.11not/never in somebody’s wildest dreams used to say that someone did not expect or imagine that something would happen, especially after it has happened12COLORS/PATTERNS bright, unusual, and noticeable: He was wearing a wild Hawaiian shirt.13WEATHER/OCEAN violent and strong: Wild winds tore across the island.14CARD GAMES a card that is wild can be used to represent any other card in a game → see also wild card15wild and woolly exciting and dangerous or complicated: Strange things can happen in the wild and woolly world of politics.16wild horses couldn’t drag/stop/keep etc. somebody used to emphasize that someone is very determined about something, and will not change his or her mind[Origin: Old English wilde]—wildness noun [uncountable] → see also sow your wild oats at sow1 (3), wildly adjective \| adverb \| noun wildwild2 adverb 1run wild to behave in an uncontrolled way because there are no rules or people to control you: Pam just lets her kids run wild.2grow wild if plants grow wild, they are not planted or controlled by people adjective \| adverb \| noun wildwild3 noun 1in the wild in natural and free conditions, not kept or controlled by humans2the wilds of Africa/Alaska/Borneo etc. areas where there are no towns and not many people live
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