| 单词 | wildness |
| 释义 | wildwild1 /waɪld/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 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 |
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