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wild NOT CONTROLLEDwaIldadj-er, -est uncontrolled, violent or extreme无节制的，放荡的，猛烈的The school has a few wild students, one of whom came in with a knife last week.这所学校中有一些无法无天的学生，其中一个人上周带着一把小刀走了进来。As a youth, he led a wild life of drink, drugs and fast cars.年轻时，他过着酗酒，吸毒及飙车的放荡生活。They went on a wild ￡900 shopping spree.他们出去大买特买了900英镑的东西。The audience burst into wild applause.观众爆发出狂热的掌声。She felt a wave of wild fury overcome her.她觉得一阵狂怒涌了上来。When I told him what I'd done, he was/went wild (= angry).当我告诉他我的所作所为时，他变得极其愤怒。We were all wild/We all went wild with excitement (= were/became extremely excited).我们都欣喜若狂。The band drove the audience wild (= made them excited and enthusiastic).乐队使观众疯狂起来。Her eyes were wild/She had a wild look in her eyes (= Her eyes were wide open, as if she were frightened, or mentally ill).她的眼中充满了惊恐／她的眼中带着一丝惊恐。His hair was wild (= long and untidy) and his clothes full of holes.他的头发乱蓬蓬的，衣服上全都是洞。There have been wild (= extreme) variations in the level of spending.消费水平上有着极大的不同。It's just a wild (= not based on fact or careful thought) guess.这只是一个毫无根据的猜测。She fired a couple of wild (= not carefully directed) shots, none of which went anywhere near him.她胡乱地开了几枪，没有一枪打在他的近旁。They get some wild weather (= many severe storms) in the north.他们北方的天气多风暴。It was a wild (= stormy or very windy) night, with the wind howling and the rain pouring down.那是一个暴风雨之夜，风呼呼地咆哮，大雨倾盆。(slang) Wild is also used to mean excellent, special and/or unusual.极棒的，非凡的，不寻常的The music they play is just wild.他们演奏的音乐真是棒极了。(infml) No, I'm not wild about (= I don't very much like) Indian food.不，我对印度食物并无多大兴趣。(infml) Oh, Chris has always been wild about Madonna (= has always liked Madonna's music very much).噢，克里斯一向对玛当娜有着浓厚的兴趣。(specialized) In computers, a wild card is a symbol that has no particular meaning of its own so that its space can be filled by any real character that is necessary.（计算机中的）通配符The wild cards are represented here by asterisks.通配符用星号来表示。A wild card is also someone who is allowed to take part in a contest, even though they have not qualified for it in the usual way.“百搭”式参赛队员，被允许参加比赛的人（虽然按常规并未取得参赛资格）Phillips is hoping for a wild card entry to the Queensland tennis championships.菲利普斯希望能获得参加昆士兰州网球锦标赛的“百搭”式队员资格。A wild card is also someone or something whose behaviour you cannot be certain of in advance.无法预言的人（或事物）The wild card in this election is the Green Party--no one knows exactly how much support they will get. 这次选举中的未知数是绿党----没有人知道他们会得到多少支持。(infml) A wild-goose chase is a search which is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time because the person or thing being searched for does not exist or is somewhere else.白费力气的搜索，徒劳之举We went on / We were sent on a wild goose chase.我们进行了一次白费力气的搜索。Your wildest dreams are your hopes or thoughts about the things, esp. very good things, that could possibly happen in the future.荒诞的梦想，异想天开They promised him he would soon be rich beyond his wildest dreams.他们对他保证说他能很快变得比他想象的还要富有。Never in my wildest dreams did I think she'd actually carry out her threat.我做梦也没想到她会真的把恐吓付之行动。The Wild West is the name given to the western part of the US during the time when Europeans were first beginning to live there and when there was fighting between them and the Native Americans.（美国）荒凉的西部(fig.) It seems the Wild West has come to this part of Europe --the rule of law has broken down and it's every one for themselves.似乎美国荒凉的西部已经搬到了欧洲的这个地区----法治已经结束，人人只求自保。"Tales of the Wild and Woolly West" (title of a book by Adair Welcher, 1891)《野蛮西部的故事》（阿代尔·韦尔彻所写的一本书的标题）"I'm just Wild about Harry" (title of a song written by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, 1921)《我正是为哈里而疯狂》（诺布尔·西斯利与尤比·布莱克所写的一首歌曲的名字）"Wild at Heart" (film title, 1990) 《心中发狂》（电影名）
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