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wanton

英 [ˈwɒntən]

美 [ˈwɑːntən]

adj.  恶意的; 不怀好意的; 恣意的; 淫荡的; 淫乱的; 水性杨花的
n.  淫荡的人; 嬉闹的人

复数:wantons 现在分词:wantoning 过去式:wantoned 第三人称单数:wantons 过去分词:wantoned 

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Collins.1 / BNC.18971 / COCA.19031

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 恶意的;不怀好意的;恣意的
      causing harm or damage deliberately and for no acceptable reason
      1. wanton destruction
        肆意破坏
      2. a wanton disregard for human life
        全然不顾人的死活
    • 淫荡的;淫乱的;水性杨花的
      behaving in a very immoral way; having many sexual partners

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ 有意伤害的;肆无忌惮的;恶意的
        Awantonaction deliberately causes harm, damage, or waste without having any reason to.
        1. ...this unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment...
          对我们环境毫无必要的肆意破坏
        2. Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life.
          肆无忌惮的暴行在城市生活中越来越司空见惯。
      • ADJ-GRADED (女人)放荡的,淫乱的
        If someone describes a woman aswanton, they disapprove of her because she clearly enjoys sex or has sex with a lot of men.
        1. ...the idea that only wanton women have sexual passions.
          认为只有放荡女人才有性激情的观念

      双语例句

      • I used to own now in this placid, once placed in the back of the wanton guffaw inside.
        我习惯了现在这个波澜不惊的自己,曾经的恣意狂笑放到了背后里。
      • It began to rain last night, and wanton winds;
        昨晚下了一场大雨,狂风肆意;
      • The youths showed their wanton disrespect for the law by drinking in public.
        这些年轻人在公众场合饮酒以表达他们对法律的蔑视。
      • He was the more surprised at his daughter's wanton play of a fixed idea.
        女儿竟是这样放肆地表达她顽固不化的思想,使他感到格外惊讶。
      • But today, it eloquent, wanton, self-willed.
        可是今日,它却洋洋洒洒,放肆,任性。
      • The wanton action of a man of maturity& the deceived innocence of an ignorant child!
        一个是成年男子放荡的行径,一个是无知少女天真的受骗!
      • I said. Dear, I want to use my only a youth to wanton love you.
        我说。亲爱的,我想用我仅有的一点青春去放肆的爱你。
      • As he paces, he fiddles with his hands, which are famous for their dexterity and wanton behavior.
        正如他的步伐,他与他的手小提琴,这是著名的灵巧和肆意行为。
      • Under the hedge, the old man in some wanton mood had planted hyacinths.
        老人一时心血来潮,在树篱下边种上了风信子。
      • Past events emitted from the heart wanton, indiscriminate proliferation of tears on the face.
        往事从心中肆意喷出,泪水在脸上肆意泛滥。