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wilderness n.荒野,茫茫一片,大量,荒地 The wilderness is of course filled with many animals, but did you know that the name of an animal is hidden in the word wilderness? The word actually is a combination of wild plus the Old English word dēor, along with the ending -ness, used in nouns that refer to a certain condition. While dēor eventually turned into our modern word deer, it didn’t refer to the antlered Bambi we imagine. It was simply the word for “animal.” ★★☆☆☆ 2015.6

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['wildənis] If you don’t mow your lawn all summer, don’t be surprised if your neighbors complain that it resembles a wilderness, a wild area that is not tended by humans. This movement, driven by powerful and diverse motivations, built a nation out of a wilderness and, by its nature, shaped the character and destiny of an uncharted continent. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]荒野；荒漠；原野 A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people.   [usu sing]...the icy Canadian wilderness...冰封的加拿大旷野He is proud of the garden he made from a wilderness.他为自己从荒地上开辟出的花园而感到自豪。...one of the largest wilderness areas in North America.北美最大的荒原之一2[PHRASE 短语]在野；不掌权；不活跃；坐冷板凳 If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness, they are not in an influential position or very active in their profession for that time.   [n PHR]  [mainly BRIT 主英]...a party released from 12 years in the wilderness...摆脱了12年在野状态的政党For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket.这么长时间以来，他一直在坐冷板凳，等着被召回参加板球对抗赛。

英语单词	wilderness
英美音标	['wildənis]
中文释义	n.荒野,茫茫一片,大量,荒地
vocab简明	If you don’t mow your lawn all summer, don’t be surprised if your neighbors complain that it resembles a wilderness, a wild area that is not tended by humans.
vocab扩展	The wilderness is of course filled with many animals, but did you know that the name of an animal is hidden in the word wilderness? The word actually is a combination of wild plus the Old English word dēor, along with the ending -ness, used in nouns that refer to a certain condition. While dēor eventually turned into our modern word deer, it didn’t refer to the antlered Bambi we imagine. It was simply the word for “animal.”
真题原句	This movement, driven by powerful and diverse motivations, built a nation out of a wilderness and, by its nature, shaped the character and destiny of an uncharted continent.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]荒野；荒漠；原野 A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people. [usu sing] ...the icy Canadian wilderness... 冰封的加拿大旷野 He is proud of the garden he made from a wilderness. 他为自己从荒地上开辟出的花园而感到自豪。 ...one of the largest wilderness areas in North America. 北美最大的荒原之一 2 [PHRASE 短语]在野；不掌权；不活跃；坐冷板凳 If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness, they are not in an influential position or very active in their profession for that time. [n PHR] [mainly BRIT 主英] ...a party released from 12 years in the wilderness... 摆脱了12年在野状态的政党 For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket. 这么长时间以来，他一直在坐冷板凳，等着被召回参加板球对抗赛。
来源	2015.6

Wilderness Word Don’t Wild Area Refer Wildənis N.荒野,茫茫一片,大量,荒地