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]
wild²
/waɪld ||; waɪld/noun
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。