a.
- 野的；野生的，未被人馴養的
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Those are
wild roses.
那些是野玫瑰。
- 荒涼的，無人煙的
- 難駕馭的；任性的，無法無天的；粗野的
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She is afraid of his
wild looks.
她害怕他那粗野的神情。
- 猛烈的，狂風暴雨的
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On a
wild night our regiment took the fort by surprise.
在一個狂風暴雨之夜，我團出其不意地攻佔了那個要塞。
- 瘋狂的，狂怒的
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The boss was
wild with me for being late again.
老板因我再次遲到而大為惱怒。
- 荒唐的，離奇的，古怪的
- 【口】極好的，愉快的
- 熱中的，急切的，渴望的[F][（+about）]
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My brother is
wild about traveling.
我兄弟熱衷旅行。
n.
- 荒野，荒地[the S]
- 未開發的地方[the P]
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There are few schools in the
wilds of that country.
該國的偏僻地區極少有學校。
ad.
- 狂暴地；無控制地
- 胡亂地
片語
wild about
- 熱衷於
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He was not
wild about it.
他對此不太熱心。
run wild
- 變得荒蕪
- 失去控制（或約束）
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The farmer's pigs
ran wild through his wife's flower garden.
農夫的豬在他妻子的花園裡亂跑，失去控制。
The students
ran wild when the teacher left the classroom.
老師一離開教室，學生就無人管束。
They allow their children to
run wild.
他們任憑孩子撒野。
衍生
ad.
wildly
n. [U]
wildness
辨析
adj.
- (of animals or plants) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.
- (of a place or region) uninhabited, uncultivated, or inhospitable.
▸(of people) not civilized; barbarous.
▸(of looks, appearance, etc.) indicating distraction.
- uncontrolled; unrestrained.
▸informal very enthusiastic or excited.
▸informal very angry.
- not based on sound reasoning or probability:
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a wild guess.
n.
(
the wild)
a natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.
▸
(the wilds)
a remote area.
Phrase
- run wild
grow or behave without restraint or discipline. - wild and woolly
uncouth or rough.
Derivative
- wildish adj.
- wildly adv.
- wildness n.
Etymology
OE wilde, of Gmc origin.
