[ADJ 形容词]（动植物）自然生长的，野生的，野的Wild animals or plants live or grow in natural surroundings and are not looked after by people.
[usu ADJ n]
We saw two more wild cats creeping towards us in the darkness...
我们看见又有两只野猫在黑暗中悄悄向我们靠近。
The lane was lined with wild flowers.
小路两边都是野花。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（土地）天然的，荒芜的，荒凉的Wild land is natural and is not used by people.
[usu ADJ n]
Elmley is one of the few wild areas remaining in the South East.
埃尔姆利是东南部仅存的几块荒地之一。
wildness
...the wildness of the mountains.
群山的荒凉
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]荒野；远离城镇的地区The wilds of a place are the natural areas that are far away from towns.
[the N]
They went canoeing in the wilds of Canada.
他们到加拿大的荒野之地去划独木舟。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]有暴风雨的；多风暴的；狂风暴雨的Wild is used to describe the weather or the sea when it is stormy.
[usu ADJ n]
The wild weather did not deter some people from swimming in the sea.
尽管风雨交加，一些人还是会下海游泳。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]疯狂的；狂热的Wild behaviour is uncontrolled, excited, or energetic.
[oft v-link ADJ with n]
The children are wild with joy...
孩子们欣喜若狂。
As George himself came on stage they went wild...
乔治本人走上台时，他们都变得十分狂热。
They marched into town to the wild cheers of the inhabitants.
他们在居民们狂热的欢呼声中迈步走进镇里。
wildly
As she finished each song, the crowd clapped wildly.
她每唱完一首歌，人群就拼命鼓掌。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]难以约束的；不受控制的；放荡的；无节制的 If you describe someone or their behaviour as wild, you mean that they behave in a very uncontrolled way.
When angry or excited, however, he could be wild, profane, and terrifying...
但愤怒或激动的时候，他也会发狂、会骂人、令人生畏。
She lived a wild and incredible life...
她过去的生活极其放纵。
The house is in a mess after a wild party.
狂欢聚会后，屋里一片狼藉。
wildly
Five people were injured as Reynolds slashed out wildly with a kitchen knife.
雷诺兹手拿菜刀乱砍一气，有5人因此而受伤。
wildness
He had come to love the danger and the wildness of his life.
他已经慢慢爱上了自己危险、狂野的生活。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]愤怒的；狂怒的 If someone is wild, they are very angry.
[usu v-link ADJ]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
For a long time I daren't tell him I knew, and when I did he went wild.
很长时间我都不敢告诉他我知道了，但当我告诉他时，他简直气疯了。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](因恐惧、愤怒或精神失常而)双目圆睁的，眼睛瞪大的 If you say that someone has wild eyes or a wild look, you mean that their eyes are wide open and staring because they are frightened, angry, or insane.
She could see his face now, his eyes wild and his skin glistening with perspiration...
她现在可以看见他的脸了，他的眼睛瞪得溜圆，皮肤上闪着汗水。
I could not forget the wild look in his eyes.
我忘不了他圆睁的双眼。
wildness
She stared at him with wildness in her eyes.
她双目圆睁，注视着他。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（想法）非同寻常的，极端的；(猜测)未经思索的，胡乱的 A wild idea is unusual or extreme. A wild guess is one that you make without much thought.
[ADJ n]
I was just a kid and full of all sorts of wild ideas...
我不过是个孩子，充满各种奇异的想法。
Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.
勃朗宁的预测不过是妄加猜测而已。
wildly
'Thirteen?' he guessed wildly.
“13?”他胡乱猜道。
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See also:
wild child
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[PHRASE 短语]狂热地迷恋；极为喜欢 If you are wild about someone or something, you like them very much.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
I'm just wild about Peter, and he's just wild about me...
我为彼得疯狂，他对我也一样。
Irene was wild about the play.
艾琳非常喜欢这出戏。
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[PHRASE 短语]在自然环境中；处于野生状态 Animals that live in the wild live in a free and natural state and are not looked after by people.
[PHR after v]
Fewer than a thousand giant pandas still live in the wild.
只有不到1,000只大熊猫仍然在野外生活。
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[PHRASE 短语]（事物）疯狂发展；（尤指小孩）恣意妄为，失去控制 If something or someone, especially a child, runs wild, they behave in a natural, free, or uncontrolled way.
[V inflects]
Everything that could grow was running wild for lack of attention...
凡是能长的都因为缺乏照管而疯长一气。
Molly has let that girl run wild.
莫莉放任那个女孩恣意妄为。
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beyond your wildest dreams→see:
dream
； in your wildest dreams→see:
dream
； to sow your wild oats→see:
oats
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wild★/waɪld; NAmEwaɪld/
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wildwildswilderwildestadjective★(wild·er,wild·est)animals/plants 动植物1★living or growing in natural conditions; not kept in a house or on a farm 自然生长的；野的；野生的◆wild animals/flowers野生动物；野花◆a wild rabbit野兔◆wild strawberries野草莓◆The plants grow wildalong the banks of rivers. 沿河两岸生长着野生植物。scenery/land 风景；土地2★in its natural state; not changed by people 天然的；荒凉的；荒芜的◆wild moorland荒凉的高沼地out of control 失去控制3★lacking discipline or control 缺乏管教的；无法无天的；放荡的◆The boy is wild and completely out of control.这男孩缺乏管教，简直是完全失控。◆He had a wild look in his eyes.他的眼神很不安分。feelings 感情4★full of very strong feeling 感情炽烈的◆wild laughter开怀大笑◆The crowd went wild.群情激昂。◆It makes me wild (= very angry)to see such waste. 看到这种浪费现象让我非常生气。not sensible 不合情理5★not carefully planned; not sensible or accurate 盲目的；瞎抓的◆He made a wild guess at the answer.他胡乱猜了个答案。◆wild accusations无端的指责exciting 激动6( informal) very good, enjoyable or exciting 很棒的；高兴的；令人激动的◆We had a wild time in New York.我们在纽约玩得痛快极了。enthusiastic 热情7wildabout sb/sth ( informal) very enthusiastic about sb/sth 热衷于…；狂热◆She's totally wild about him.她对他简直是着了迷。◆I'm not wild about the idea.我对这个想法不太感兴趣。weather/sea 天气；海洋8affected by storms and strong winds 狂暴的；暴风雨的SYN
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◆a wild night暴风雨之夜◆The sea was wild.大海波涛汹涌。▶wild·ness/waɪldnəs; NAmEwaɪldnəs/noun[uncountable ]☞see also
wildly
IDIOMSbeyond sb's wildest ˈdreamsfar more, better, etc. than you could ever have imagined or hoped for 做梦都没想到；远远出乎所料；大大超出希望not/never in sb's wildest ˈdreamsused to say that sth has happened in a way that sb did not expect at all （表示完全出乎意料）做梦都没有，从来没有想到◆Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd meet him again.我连做梦都没想到会再见他。run ˈwild1to grow or develop freely without any control 变得荒芜；自由生长；任其发展◆The ivy has run wild.常春藤长疯了。◆Let your imagination run wildand be creative. 让你的想像力自由驰骋发挥创意吧。2if children or animals run wild,they behave as they like because nobody is controlling them 恣意妄为；变得狂野wild ˈhorses would not drag, make, etc. sb (do sth)used to say that nothing would prevent sb from doing sth or make them do sth they do not want to do 任何事情都不能阻止（或促使某人做某事）；八匹马拉不了某人回头☞more at
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1noun1the wild[singular ]a natural environment that is not controlled by people 自然环境；野生状态◆The bird is too tame now to survive in the wild.这只鸟养得太温驯了，现在很难在野生环境中生存。2the wilds[plural ]areas of a country far from towns or cities, where few people live 偏远地区；人烟稀少的地区◆the wilds of Alaska阿拉斯加人烟稀少的地区◆( humorous) They live on a farm somewhere out in the wilds.他们住在边远地区的一个农场里。wild/waɪld; NAmEwaɪld/wild·ness/waɪldnəs; NAmEwaɪldnəs/
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wild3 noun
wildwild1 /waɪld/ ●●●S2W2 adjective
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1plants/animals [usually before noun] living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by peopleOPP tame: wild animals a field full of wild flowerswild horse/dog/pig etc animals both wild and domesticatedwild mushroom/garlic/rose etc2land not used by people for farming, building etc: Nepal is stunning, with its wild, untamed landscape. the wild and lonely Scottish hills3emotions feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement: wild laughterwild with He was wild with rage.4behaviour behaving in an uncontrolled, sometimes violent way: She was completely wild in high school. Donny could be wild and crazy. There was a wild look about her (=she seemed a little crazy).5go wilda)to behave in a very excited uncontrolled way: The crowd went wild as soon as the singer stepped onto the stage.b)to get very angry: When Tony heard how much it was going to cost, he just went wild.6enjoyable informal very enjoyable and exciting: ‘How was the party?’ ‘It was wild!’7be wild about something/somebody informal to like something or someone very much: My son’s wild about football. I’m not that wild about rap music, to be honest.8without careful thought done or said without much thought or care, or without knowing all the facts: wild accusations I’m just making a wild guess here, so correct me if I’m wrong.9beyond somebody’s wildest dreams beyond anything that someone imagined or hoped for: an invention that was to change our lives beyond our wildest dreams10not/never in your wildest dreams used to say that you did not expect or imagine that something would happen, especially after it has happened: Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to win first place.11weather/sea violent and strong: a wild and angry sea12card games a card that is wild can be used to represent any other card in a game13wild horses would/could not ... used to say that someone is determined not to go somewhere, do something etc: Wild horses would not have dragged him into a vegetarian restaurant.—wildness noun [uncountable] →
wild card
, → sow your wild oats
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1run wilda)if children or animals run wild, they behave in an uncontrolled way because there is no one to control themb)if something runs wild, it is not controlled and operates in an extremely free way: Be creative – allow your imagination to run wild.c)if plants run wild, they grow a lot in an uncontrolled way2grow wild if plants grow wild somewhere, they have not been planted by people
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1in the wild in natural and free conditions, not kept or controlled by people: There are very few pandas living in the wild now.2the wilds of Africa/Alaska etc areas where there are no towns and not many people live
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