1 (used about animals or plants) living or growing in natural conditions, not looked after by people (指动植物)野生的:
wild animals/flowers/strawberries野生动物;野花;野草莓
2 (used about an area of land) in its natural state; not changed by people (指土地)荒凉的,未开垦的:
the wild plains of Siberia西伯利亚的荒原
3 (used about a person or his/her behaviour or emotions) without control or discipline; slightly crazy (指人、行为或情绪)不受控制的,有点儿疯狂的:
The crowd went wild with excitement.群众欣喜若狂。They let their children run wild (= behave in an uncontrolled way).他们任凭自己的孩子撒野。
4 not carefully planned; not sensible or accurate 不理智的;不准确的:
She made a wild guess.她胡猜一通。wild accusations/rumours毫无根据的指控╱传闻
5 (informal 非正式)wild (about sb/sth) liking sb/sth very much 极喜欢(某人或某事物):
I'm not wild about their new house.我并不特别喜欢他们的新房子。
6 (used about the weather) with strong winds; stormy (指天气)刮大风的,狂风暴雨的:
It was a wild night last night.昨晚风雨交加。 ➔wildlyadv➔wildnessnoun [U]
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1the wild [sing] a natural environment that is not controlled by people (不受人控制的)自然环境:
the thrill of seeing elephants in the wild看见在野生环境中的大象的兴奋心情
2the wilds [pl] places that are far away from towns, where few people live 偏远地区:
They live somewhere out in the wilds.他们住在荒郊野外。
wild1/waIld; waIld/adj 1 wild animals and plants live or grow in natural conditions, without being changed or controlled by people [→ tame] 野生的﹐天然生长的﹔未驯服的: wild horses 野马wild flowers 野花wild mushrooms 野蘑菇see box at见 NATURAL1 方框2 a wild area of land is in a completely natural state and does not have farms, towns etc on it〔土地〕无人烟的﹐未开垦的: the wild and beautiful landscape of Nepal 尼泊尔那原始漂亮的风景3 feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement 感情强烈的〔尤指生气﹑高兴或激动〕: +with He was wild with rage. 他怒火中烧。A wild look (=crazy look) came into her eyes. 她眼中流露出狂野的神色。4 behaving in an uncontrolled way and not doing what other people tell you to do〔行为〕不受控制的﹐无法无天的: a wild teenager 野蛮的青少年5 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] done or said without thinking carefully or without knowing all the facts〔做事或说话〕轻率的,缺乏根据的: Take a wild guess . 胡乱猜一下吧。wild accusations 诬告6 be wild about sb/sth spoken to like someone or something very much【口】极喜爱某人/某物: I’m not wild about rap music. 我对说唱乐不是很感兴趣。7 stormy and windy 狂风暴雨的: a wild night 狂风暴雨的夜晚
wild2adv 1 go wild to become very excited or angry 变得极为兴奋[生气]: The audience went wild. 观众疯狂起来。2 run wild to behave in a very free way, without enough control〔行为〕肆无忌惮﹐任意妄为: Left on their own, the boys ran wild. 男孩们没人管﹐无法无天了。3 grow wild if plants grow wild somewhere, they have not been planted by people〔植物〕自然生长,野生
wild3n 1 in the wild in natural conditions, without being changed or controlled by people 处于野生状态: animals in the wild 野生动物2 the wilds areas where there are no towns and not many people live 人烟稀少的地区﹐偏远地区: +of the wilds of Canada 加拿大的偏远地区
wildwildwildswilderwildestadjective (wilder, wildest)1Wild plants and animals live or grow in nature, not with people: We picked some wild flowers.2excited; not controlled: She was wild with anger. The crowd went wild with excitement.