wild
adjective /waɪld/
/waɪld/
(comparative wilder, superlative wildest)
Idioms 自然生长的;野的;野生的 - wild animals/birds/flowers
野生动物/鸟/花 - wild salmon
野生鲑鱼 - wild mushrooms/rice
野生蘑菇/大米 - The plants grow wild along the banks of rivers.
沿河两岸生长着野生植物。 - Their aim is to document wild populations of fast-disappearing species.
他们的目的是记录快速消失物种的野生种群。 - a wild boar
野猪。
- The dogs live wild on the streets.
这些狗是野狗。 - The flowers grow wild in the mountains.
这些花在山野里生长。 - a wild rabbit
野生兔 - wild strawberries
野草莓
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- grow
- live
- …
- truly
- wild animals/birds/flowers
天然的;荒凉的;荒芜的 - the destruction of forests and other wild lands
森林和其他荒地的破坏 - wild moorland
荒凉的高沼地 - The island is a wild and lonely place.
这个岛是一个荒凉而孤独的地方。 - This is truly wild and unspoilt countryside.
这是真正天然、未遭破坏的乡村。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- grow
- live
- …
- truly
- the destruction of forests and other wild lands
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,简直是无法无天。 - He had a wild look in his eyes.
他的眼神很不安分。 - a woman with wild hair
一头乱发的女人 - wild mood swings
疯狂的情绪波动
- There is a wild side to him.
他有放荡不羁的一面。 - Her hair was rather wild.
她头发乱糟糟的。 - The band has a reputation for wild behaviour.
这个乐队以行为放荡著称。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- go
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- let your imagination run wild
- The boy is wild and completely out of control.
感情炽烈的 - 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。 - Everything about her drove him wild (= made him like her very much).
她身上的一切都让他疯狂。 - wild laughter/celebrations
狂笑/庆祝 - The couple were dancing with wild abandon.
这对夫妇尽情地跳舞。
- When the band appeared, the crowd went wild.
乐队出现的时候,人群疯狂起来。 - The crowd was wild with excitement.
人群欣喜若狂。 - It's the story of a wild and romantic love affair.
这是一个狂野而浪漫的爱情故事。 - Nothing could dull the sense of wild excitement that gripped them.
他们兴奋得发狂,什么也不能让他们平静下来。 - His speech was greeted by wild applause.
他的讲话赢得了热烈的掌声。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- go
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- let your imagination run wild
- The crowd went wild.
- 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
- He made a wild guess at the answer.
- (informal) very good, pleasant 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。
- We had a wild time in New York.
- wild about somebody/something (informal) very enthusiastic about somebody/something
热衷于…;狂热 - She's totally wild about him.
她对他简直是着了迷。 - She was absolutely wild about him.
她对他非常着迷。 - I'm not wild about the idea.
我对这个想法不太感兴趣。
- She's totally wild about him.
- affected by storms and strong winds
synonym stormy狂暴的;暴风雨的 - a wild night
暴风雨之夜 - The sea was wild.
大海波涛汹涌。
- a wild night
animals/plants动植物
scenery/land风景;土地
out of control失去控制
feelings感情
not sensible不合情理
exciting激动
enthusiastic热情
weather/sea天气;海洋
词源Old English wilde, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German wild.
Idioms
beyond somebody’s wildest dreams
- far 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 somebody’s wildest dreams
- used to say that something has happened in a way that somebody 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。
- Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd meet him again.
run wild
- to 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 wild and be creative.
让你的想象力自由驰骋发挥创意吧。 - I just let my imagination run wild and come up with as many ideas as I can.
我只是信马由缰地去想象,让脑海里冒出尽可能多的想法。
- The ivy has run wild.
- if children or animals run wild, they behave as they like because nobody is controlling them
恣意妄为;变得狂野 - Those boys have been allowed to run wild.
那些男孩子无人管教肆无忌惮。 - They annoy the neighbours because they let their children run wild.
他们惹邻居讨厌,因为他们由着孩子撒野。
- Those boys have been allowed to run wild.
sow (your) wild oats
- (of young men
) to go through a period of wild behaviour while young, especially having a lot of romantic or sexual relationships青年男子 过放荡不羁的生活 - He wants to leave home, sow his wild oats and learn about life.
他想离开家,播种他的野燕麦,了解生活。
- He wants to leave home, sow his wild oats and learn about life.
wild horses would not drag somebody somewhere, make somebody do something, etc.
- used to say that nothing would persuade somebody to go somewhere or do something 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