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wildIELTS重点词汇

英 [waɪld]

[ADJ, NOUN]

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ADJ. 形容词

wilder , wildest
1. （动物或植物）野生的
Wild animals or plants live or grow in natural surroundings and are not taken care of by people.
近义词
feral , untamed
反义词
tame , domestic
双语例句
例：
We saw two more wild cats creeping towards us in the darkness.
我们看见还有两只野猫在黑暗中向我们爬来。
例：
The lane was lined with wild flowers.
那条小径上开满了野花。
2. 荒芜的
Wild land is natural and is not used by people.
双语例句
例：
a wild area of woods and lakes.
一片荒芜的森林和湖泊区域。
3. （天气或海面）狂风暴雨的
Wild is used to describe the weather or the sea when it is stormy.
近义词
stormy
双语例句
例：
The wild weather did not deter some people from taking an unseasonable dip in the sea.
尽管风雨交加，一些人还是会在不适合下海的季节到海里游泳。
4. （行为）狂热的
Wild behaviour is uncontrolled, excited, or energetic.
双语例句
例：
The children are wild with joy.
孩子们欣喜若狂。
例：
As George himself came on stage they went wild.
当乔治本人登上舞台的时候，他们都发狂了。
5. （指人或其行为）疯狂的
If you describe someone or their behaviour as wild, you mean that they behave in a very uncontrolled way.
双语例句
例：
The house is in a mess after a wild party.
一次疯狂的聚会之后，房子里一片狼藉。
6. （想法）不寻常的 , （猜测）胡乱的
A wild idea is unusual or extreme. A wild guess is one that you make without much thought.
双语例句
例：
Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.
布朗宁的预言只不过是胡乱猜测而已。

NOUN. 名词

wilds
1. [PL 复数] 荒野
The wilds of a place are the natural areas that are far away from cities and towns.
双语例句
例：
They went canoeing in the wilds of Canada.
他们在加拿大的荒野中划独木舟。

PHRASE. 习语

in the wild
1. 处于野生状态
Animals that live in the wild live in a free and natural state and are not taken care of by people.
双语例句
例：
Fewer than a thousand giant pandas still live in the wild.
只有不到1000只大熊猫仍在野外生活。