/waɪld ||; waɪld/adj1 (used about animals or plants) living or growing in natural conditions, not looked after by people (指动植物)野生的: wild animals/flowers/strawberries 野生动物;野花;野草莓
2 (used about an area of land) in its natural state; not changed by people (指土地)荒凉的,未开垦的: the wild plains of Siberia 西伯利亚的荒原
3 (used about a person or his/her behaviour or emotions) without control or discipline; slightly crazy (指人、行为或情绪)不受控制的,有点儿疯狂的: The crowd went wild with excitement. 群众欣喜若狂。They let their children run wild (= behave in an uncontrolled way). 他们任凭自己的孩子撒野。
4 not carefully planned; not sensible or accurate 不理智的;不准确的: She made a wild guess. 她胡猜一通。wild accusations/rumours 毫无根据的指控╱传闻
5 (informal 非正式)wild (about sb/sth) liking sb/sth very much 极喜欢(某人或某事物): I'm not wild about their new house. 我并不特别喜欢他们的新房子。
6 (used about the weather) with strong winds; stormy (指天气)刮大风的,狂风暴雨的:
It was a wild night last night. 昨晚风雨交加。 ➔wildly adv ➔wildness noun [U]