wild

Từ điển Collocation

wild adj.

1 animals/plants

VERBS be, grow, live The flowers grow wild in the mountains. The dogs live wild on the streets.

ADV. truly This is truly wild and unspoilt countryside.

2 out of control

VERBS be, look He looked wild and dangerous. | go, run When the princess appeared, the crowd went wild. They annoy the neighbours because they let their children run wild. | drive sb, make sb It makes me wild (= very angry) to see such waste.

ADV. really, very | absolutely | a bit, a little, pretty, rather Her hair was rather wild.

PREP. with The crowd was wild with excitement.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; natural state, state of nature

    he lived in the wild

    they collected mushrooms in the wild

  • a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; wilderness

    it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers

    adj.

  • marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

    wild talk

    wild parties

  • in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; untamed

    wild geese

    edible wild plants

  • in a state of extreme emotion

    wild with anger

    wild with grief

  • deviating widely from an intended course

    a wild bullet

    he threw a wild pitch

  • (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; violent

    a violent clash of colors

    her dress was a violent red

    a violent noise

    wild colors

    wild shouts

  • without a basis in reason or fact; baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted

    baseless gossip

    the allegations proved groundless

    idle fears

    unfounded suspicions

    unwarranted jealousy

  • talking or behaving irrationally; raving, raving mad

    a raving lunatic

  • involving risk or danger; hazardous, risky

    skydiving is a hazardous sport

    extremely risky going out in the tide and fog

    a wild financial scheme

  • extravagantly fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; fantastic

    a fantastic idea of his own importance

  • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; desert, godforsaken, waste

    a desert island

    a godforsaken wilderness crossroads

    a wild stretch of land

    waste places

  • intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; crazy

    crazy about cars and racing

  • without civilizing influences; barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised

    barbarian invaders

    barbaric practices

    a savage people

    fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes

  • (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; angry, furious, raging, tempestuous

    angry clouds on the horizon

    furious winds

    the raging sea

    adv.

  • in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; rampantly

    weeds grew rampantly around here

  • in a wild or undomesticated manner

    growing wild

    roaming wild

English Idioms Dictionary

exciting, awesome, rad """Do you like my new shirt?"" ""Ya, man. It's wild."""

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

wilds|wilder|wildest
syn.: barbarous bestial brutal crazy delirious ferocious fierce frantic frenzied furious hysterical impetuous mad overwrought rabid rash reckless savage
ant.: cultivated domestic tame