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living or growing in natural conditions; not kept in a house or on a farm 自然生长的;野的;野生的 wild animals/birds/flowers 野生动物/鸟/花 wild salmon 野生鲑鱼 wild mushrooms/rice 野生蘑菇/大米 The plants grow wild along the banks of rivers. 沿河两岸生长着野生植物。 Their aim is to document wild populations of fast-disappearing species. 他们的目的是记录快速消失物种的野生种群。 a wild boar 野猪。
Extra ExamplesThe dogs live wild on the streets. 这些狗是野狗。 The flowers grow wild in the mountains. 这些花在山野里生长。 a wild rabbit 野生兔 wild strawberries 野草莓
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in its natural state; not changed by people 天然的;荒凉的;荒芜的 the destruction of forests and other wild lands 森林和其他荒地的破坏 wild moorland 荒凉的高沼地 The island is a wild and lonely place. 这个岛是一个荒凉而孤独的地方。 This is truly wild and unspoilt countryside. 这是真正天然、未遭破坏的乡村。
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having no discipline or control 缺乏管教的;无法无天的;放荡的 The boy is wild and completely out of control. 这男孩缺乏管教,简直是无法无天。 He had a wild look in his eyes. 他的眼神很不安分。 a woman with wild hair 一头乱发的女人 wild mood swings 疯狂的情绪波动
Extra ExamplesThere is a wild side to him. 他有放荡不羁的一面。 Her hair was rather wild. 她头发乱糟糟的。 The band has a reputation for wild behaviour. 这个乐队以行为放荡著称。
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full of very strong feeling 感情炽烈的 The crowd went wild. 群情激昂。 It makes me wild (= very angry) to see such waste. 看到这种浪费现象让我非常生气。 Everything about her drove him wild (= made him like her very much). 她身上的一切都让他疯狂。 wild laughter/celebrations 狂笑/庆祝 The couple were dancing with wild abandon. 这对夫妇尽情地跳舞。
Extra ExamplesWhen the band appeared, the crowd went wild. 乐队出现的时候,人群疯狂起来。 The crowd was wild with excitement. 人群欣喜若狂。 It's the story of a wild and romantic love affair. 这是一个狂野而浪漫的爱情故事。 Nothing could dull the sense of wild excitement that gripped them. 他们兴奋得发狂,什么也不能让他们平静下来。 His speech was greeted by wild applause. 他的讲话赢得了热烈的掌声。
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not carefully planned; not sensible or accurate 盲目的;瞎抓的 - (informal)
very good, pleasant or exciting 很棒的;高兴的;令人激动的 - wild about somebody/something (informal)
very enthusiastic about somebody/something 热衷于…;狂热 She's totally wild about him. 她对他简直是着了迷。 She was absolutely wild about him. 她对他非常着迷。 I'm not wild about the idea. 我对这个想法不太感兴趣。
affected by storms and strong winds synonym stormy狂暴的;暴风雨的
animals/plants动植物
scenery/land风景;土地
out of control失去控制
feelings感情
not sensible不合情理
exciting激动
enthusiastic热情
weather/sea天气;海洋
Word OriginOld English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild.
Idioms
beyond somebody’s wildest dreams
far more, better, etc. than you could ever have imagined or hoped for 做梦都没想到;远远出乎所料;大大超出希望
not/never in somebody’s wildest dreams
run wild
to grow or develop freely without any control 变得荒芜;自由生长;任其发展 if children or animals run wild, they behave as they like because nobody is controlling them 恣意妄为;变得狂野 Those boys have been allowed to run wild. 那些男孩子无人管教肆无忌惮。 They annoy the neighbours because they let their children run wild. 他们惹邻居讨厌,因为他们由着孩子撒野。
sow (your) wild oats
(of young men )青年男子 to go through a period of wild behaviour while young, especially having a lot of romantic or sexual relationships 过放荡不羁的生活 He wants to leave home, sow his wild oats and learn about life. 他想离开家,播种他的野燕麦,了解生活。
wild horses would not drag somebody somewhere, make somebody do something, etc.
used to say that nothing would persuade somebody to go somewhere or do something they do not want to do 任何事情都不能阻止(或促使某人做某事);八匹马拉不了某人回头