fe·ral
adjective/ˈferəl/
/ˈferəl/
- (of animals) living wild, especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm
野生的(尤指喂养后逃脱的) - feral cats
野猫 - (figurative) He looked at me with a feral grin (= like a wild animal).
他带着野性的笑容看着我(=像一只野生动物)。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFeral is used with these nouns:- animal
- cat
- dog
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin fera ‘wild animal’ (from ferus ‘wild’) + -al. - feral cats