wild 1 S2 W2 / waɪld / 形容词

1 plants/animals [通常用于名词前] living in a natural state, not changed or controlled by people 反义词 tame :

wild animals

a field full of wild flowers

wild horse/dog/pig etc

animals both wild and domesticated

wild mushroom/garlic/rose etc

2 land not used by people for farming, building etc :

Nepal is stunning, with its wild, untamed landscape.

the wild and lonely Scottish hills

3 emotions feeling or expressing strong uncontrolled emotions, especially anger, happiness, or excitement :

wild laughter

wild with

He was wild with rage.

4 behaviour 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 ) .

5 go wild

a) 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.

6 enjoyable informal very enjoyable and exciting :

‘How was the party?’ ‘It was wild!’

7 be 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.

8 without 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.

9 beyond sb’s wildest dreams beyond anything that someone imagined or hoped for :

an invention that was to change our lives beyond our wildest dreams

10 not/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.

11 weather/sea violent and strong :

a wild and angry sea

12 card games a card that is wild can be used to represent any other card in a game

13 wild 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 名词 [不可数名词] → wild card , → sow your wild oats at sow 1 ( 3 )

THESAURUS

natural existing in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people : a natural lake | natural light | the earth’s natural resources | We only use natural ingredients in our products. | his natural hair colour

wild used about flowers, plants, and animals that are not controlled by people. Also used about areas of land where there are no humans : We found some wild strawberries. | wild horses | wild open spaces

pure used about food, drink, or materials that have not had anything added to them : pure orange juice | pure new wool

organic used about fruit, vegetables, meat etc produced without using chemicals : organic carrots | organic milk | organic beauty products

unspoiled ( also unspoilt British English ) a place that is unspoiled is still beautiful because no one has built roads or buildings on it : It was a pleasant unspoilt village. | The countryside is remarkably unspoiled.

untouched [名词前不用] a place that is untouched has not been affected by human activity : There are few forested areas of the world that remain untouched by humans.

virgin [仅用于名词前] virgin forest or land is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed in any way by humans : Large areas of virgin rainforest will be protected from destruction. | He bought 14,000 acres of virgin land in Ontario.