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wanton/ˈwɒnt(ə)n/ adj., n. & v.●adj. 1 licentious; lewd; sexually promiscuous 放肆的；淫荡的；(性方面)不检点的 2 capricious; random; arbitrary; motiveless 反复无常的；随便的；恣意的；无目的的 wanton destruction 恣意破坏; wanton wind 变化无常的风 3 luxuriant; unrestrained 繁茂的；无节制的 wanton profusion 无节制的浪费 4 archaic playful; sportive [古义]顽皮的；嬉戏的 a wanton child 顽皮的孩子 ●n. literary an immoral or licentious person, esp. a woman [文学用语]不道德的或放荡的人(尤指女子) ●v. intr. literary [文学用语] 1 gambol; sport; move capriciously 嬉戏；挥霍；反复无常 2 (foll. by 后跟 with) behave licentiously 行为放荡 □ wantonly adv.□ wantonness /ˈwɒnt(ə)nnis/ n.[Middle English wantowen, from wan- UN-1 + towen from Old English togen, past part. of tēon ‘discipline’, related to TEAM] |