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- (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated（动植物）野的; 野生的; 未栽培的; 未驯化的。
1.1
- (of people) not civilized; barbarous（人）未开化的, 野蛮的, 原始的：
the wild tribes from the north.
北边来的原始部落。
1.2
- (of scenery or a region) desolate-looking（景色, 地区）无人烟的, 荒凉的, 荒芜的：
the wild coastline of Cape Wrath.
拉斯角荒芜的海岸线。
1.3
- produced from wild animals or plants without cultivation产自野生动植物的：
wild honey.
野生天然蜂蜜。
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- uncontrolled or unrestrained, especially in pursuit of pleasure（尤指追求享乐）无节制的, 放荡的：
she went through a wild phase of drunken parties and desperate affairs.
她过了一段聚众酗酒和风流韵事不断的放荡日子。
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- haphazard, especially rashly so随意的; 轻率的：
a wild guess.
胡乱猜测。
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- extravagant or unreasonable; fanciful荒诞的; 不合常理的; 异想天开的：
who, even in their wildest dreams, could have anticipated such a victory?
再异想天开, 谁能想到会取得这样一个大胜利？
2.3
- stormy暴风雨的; 狂暴的：
the wild sea.
狂暴的海。
2.4
- informal very enthusiastic or excited〈非正式〉狂热的; 极为激动的：
I'm not wild about the music.
我对这种音乐并不狂热。
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- informal very angry〈非正式〉愤怒的。
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- (of looks, appearance, etc.) indicating distraction（表情、外表等）走神的, 不专注的：
her wild eyes were darting back and forth.
她失魂落魄的目光一会投向这一会投向那。
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- (of a playing card) deemed to have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it（牌）百搭的。参见WILD CARD.
noun
1the wild
- a natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region天然状态; 未开垦地区; 蛮荒之地; 荒地：
kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild.
鹬鸵在野外几乎灭绝了。
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the wilds
a remote uninhabited or sparsely inhabited area偏僻地区, 穷乡僻壤：he spent a year in the wilds of Canada.
他在加拿大的穷乡僻壤过了一年。
with obj.
- W. Indian treat (someone or something) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous〈西印度〉野蛮对待; 残酷对待。
短语
run wild
- (of an animal, plant, or person) grow or develop without restraint or discipline（动植物, 人）疯狂生长; 变野蛮; 变粗暴; 失去控制（约束）：
these horses have been running wild since they were born
这些马自出生以来一直缺乏驯化
figurative〈喻〉her imagination had run wild.
她让自己的想象力自由驰骋。
wild and woolly
- uncouth in appearance or behaviour粗野的, 野蛮的。
派生词
wildish
adjectivewildly
adverbwildness
noun词源
Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild.