wild /waɪld/ CET4 TEM4 ( wilder, wildest, wilds )

• 1. 

  ADJ Wild animals or plants live or grow in natural surroundings and are not taken care of by people. (动物或植物) 野生的

  例：

  We saw two more wild cats creeping toward us in the darkness.

  我们看见还有两只野猫在黑暗中向我们爬来。

• 2. 

  ADJ Wild land is natural and is not used by people. 荒芜的

  例：

  ...a wild area of woods and lakes.

  …一片荒芜的森林和湖泊区域。

• 3. 

  N-PLURAL The wilds of a place are the natural areas that are far away from cities and towns. 荒野

  例：

  They went canoeing in the wilds of Canada.

  他们在加拿大的荒野地区划独木舟。

• 4. 

  ADJ Wild is used to describe the weather or the sea when it is stormy. (天气或海面) 狂风暴雨的

  例：

  The wild weather did not deter some people from taking an unseasonable dip in the sea.

  狂风暴雨的天气并没有使一些不合时宜地到海里游泳的人却步。

• 5. 

  ADJ Wild behaviour is uncontrolled, excited, or energetic. (行为) 狂热的

  例：

  The children are wild with joy.

  孩子们欣喜若狂。

  例：

  As George himself came on stage they went wild.

  当乔治本人登上舞台的时候，他们都发狂了。

• 6. 

  wildly ADV 狂热地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  As she finished each song, the crowd clapped wildly.

  她每唱完一首歌，人群就狂热地鼓起掌来。

• 7. 

  ADJ If you describe someone or their behaviour as wild, you mean that they behave in a very uncontrolled way. (指人或其行为) 疯狂的

  例：

  The house is in a mess after a wild party.

  一次疯狂的聚会之后，房子里一片狼藉。

• 8. 

  wildly ADV 疯狂地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  Five people were injured as Reynolds slashed out wildly with a kitchen knife.

  五个人因雷诺兹拿着菜刀疯狂乱砍而受伤。

• 9. 

  ADJ A wild idea is unusual or extreme. A wild guess is one that you make without much thought. 不寻常的 (想法); 胡乱的 (猜测) [ADJ n]

  例：

  Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.

  布朗宁的预言只不过是胡乱猜测而已。

• 10. 

  wildly ADV 不寻常地; 胡乱地

  例：

  "Thirteen?" he guessed wildly.

  “十三？”他胡乱猜道。

• 11. 

  → see also wildly

• 12. 

  PHRASE Animals that live in the wild live in a free and natural state and are not taken care of by people. 处于野生状态

  例：

  Fewer than a thousand giant pandas still live in the wild.

  不到1000只的大熊猫还处于野生状态。

• 13. 

  beyond your wildest dreams →see dream

• 14. 

  in your wildest dreams →see dream