wild还可表示“强烈的,狂暴的”,指自然力的强烈,用于比喻可指“狂热的,发怒的,疯狂的,热衷于…的”,指人的感情强烈。
wild还可作“极急切的`”解,后面可接动词不定式,用于非正式场合。
wild在句中多用作定语,有时也可用作表语。
例句:
There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.
他站在那儿,头发乱成一团,下巴上一片黑胡茬。
We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside.
我们惊动了一只一直在路边觅食的野猪。
When angry or excited, however, he could be wild, profane, and terrifying.
但愤怒或激动的时候,他也会发狂、会骂人、令人生畏。
From the slope below, the wild goats bleated faintly.
山坡下面,野山羊咩咩地轻声叫着。
Benedict had been a wild boy and a quarrelsome young man.
贝内迪克特小时候野性难驯,年轻时又爱与人争吵。
Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.
勃朗宁的预测不过是妄加猜测而已。