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wanton adj.淫乱的；肆无忌惮的；无节制的n.荡妇；水性杨花的女人；贪图享乐的人v.放肆；挥霍 (1) 一个放肆的念头在她心里闪过，叫她吃了一惊。(2) 遍地野草丛生。(3) 我们放肆的大笑，毫无顾忌的疯狂。 Wanton comes from the Old English wan- "lacking" and togen "to train, discipline," in other words, "lacking in discipline." Wanton extravagance is excessive and uncontrolled, whereas a wanton act of terrorism is random and intentionally cruel. Sometimes in older novels, you will see wanton used as a disapproving term to describe a sexually active women, a usage that is considered old-fashioned today.

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英 ['wɒntən] 美 ['wɑːntən] (1) She was surprised by a wanton thought that rushed into her mind.(2) The weeds grew in wanton profusion.(3) The cachinnation that we wanton, have no the madness for having scruples about. Wanton describes something excessive, uncontrolled and sometimes even cruel. The principal sees a food fight as a wanton act of vandalism done with wanton disregard for the rules, but the kids might just see it as fun. 1[ADJ 形容词]有意伤害的；肆无忌惮的；恶意的 A wanton action deliberately causes harm, damage, or waste without having any reason to.   [usu ADJ n]...this unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment...对我们环境毫无必要的肆意破坏Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life.肆无忌惮的暴行在城市生活中越来越司空见惯。wantonlyHis diaries were wantonly destroyed.他的日记遭到了恶意毁坏。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](女人)放荡的，淫乱的 If someone describes a woman as wanton, they disapprove of her because she clearly enjoys sex or has sex with a lot of men.   [disapproval]...the idea that only wanton women have sexual passions.认为只有放荡女人才有性激情的观念

英语单词	wanton
英美音标	英 ['wɒntən] 美 ['wɑːntən]
中文释义	adj.淫乱的；肆无忌惮的；无节制的 n.荡妇；水性杨花的女人；贪图享乐的人 v.放肆；挥霍
英语例句	(1) She was surprised by a wanton thought that rushed into her mind. (2) The weeds grew in wanton profusion. (3) The cachinnation that we wanton, have no the madness for having scruples about.
中文例句	(1) 一个放肆的念头在她心里闪过，叫她吃了一惊。 (2) 遍地野草丛生。 (3) 我们放肆的大笑，毫无顾忌的疯狂。
vocabulary简明	Wanton describes something excessive, uncontrolled and sometimes even cruel. The principal sees a food fight as a wanton act of vandalism done with wanton disregard for the rules, but the kids might just see it as fun.
vocabulary扩展	Wanton comes from the Old English wan- "lacking" and togen "to train, discipline," in other words, "lacking in discipline." Wanton extravagance is excessive and uncontrolled, whereas a wanton act of terrorism is random and intentionally cruel. Sometimes in older novels, you will see wanton used as a disapproving term to describe a sexually active women, a usage that is considered old-fashioned today.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]有意伤害的；肆无忌惮的；恶意的 A wanton action deliberately causes harm, damage, or waste without having any reason to. [usu ADJ n] ...this unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment... 对我们环境毫无必要的肆意破坏 Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life. 肆无忌惮的暴行在城市生活中越来越司空见惯。 wantonly His diaries were wantonly destroyed. 他的日记遭到了恶意毁坏。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](女人)放荡的，淫乱的 If someone describes a woman as wanton, they disapprove of her because she clearly enjoys sex or has sex with a lot of men. [disapproval] ...the idea that only wanton women have sexual passions. 认为只有放荡女人才有性激情的观念

Wanton Describes Cruel Act Sex 英 Wɒntən] 美 Wɑːntən