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单词 wilderness
释义
wilderness
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈwɪl.də.nəs/us
/ˈwɪl.dɚ.nəs/
C2
anareaoflandthat has not been used togrowcropsor hadtownsandroadsbuilton it,especiallybecause it isdifficulttolivein as aresultofitsextremelycoldorhotweatherorbadearth:
荒无人烟的地区；荒野
abeautifulmountainwilderness美丽的山野
Alaskais the lastgreatwilderness.阿拉斯加州是最后一片大荒原。
mainlyUSIt's a wildernessarea, under theprotectionof the ParksDepartment.这是一片受公园管理部门保护的荒野。
picture of wilderness
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anoutsideareain whichplantsarelefttogrownaturallyoruntidily:
（杂草丛生的）荒地
Thegardenwas a wildernessofweedsandovergrownbushes.这个花园一片荒芜，满是杂草和丛生的灌木。
More examples
  • Heabidedin the wilderness for fortydays.
  • Theareais atracklesswilderness.
  • If hefailstogainthetitle, it couldmeanmonthsin the wilderness.
  • Theareahas reverted to wilderness since the minecloseddown.
  • Thenorthernpeninsulais arockywilderness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses
  • brush
  • bush
  • Bushman
  • desert
  • dust bowl
  • grassland
  • heathland
  • marginal land
  • moor
  • moorland
  • mulga
  • pasture
  • plain
  • prairie
  • Sahara
  • the Gobi Desert
  • veld
  • virgin
  • wadi
  • wasteland
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Idioms

in the wilderness
wilderness years
(Definition ofwildernessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

wilderness| American Dictionary

wilderness
noun[Cusually sing]
us
/ˈwɪl·dər·nəs/
anareaoflandthat has not beenfarmedor hadtownsandroadsbuilton it,esp. because it isdifficulttolivein as aresultofitsextremelycoldorhotweatherorbadearth:
Largepartsof Canada are still wilderness.
(Definition ofwildernessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

wilderness| Business English

wilderness
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
/ˈwɪldənəs/us
in the wilderness
if someonepreviouslyin apositionofpoweris now in the wilderness, they havelosttheirpowerand it is notclearif or how they will get it back:
Hisdismissalfrom theCabinetledto alongperiodin thepoliticalwilderness.
(Definition ofwildernessfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwilderness

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We do not want islands of biodiversity separated by wildernesses of intensive farming or abandoned land.
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They are not empty wildernesses as they are in so many other countries.
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The areas are in danger of becoming mere wildernesses, devoid of people even to provide the basic services which visitors expect.
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Unless extra encouragement is given, those areas in many cases will be neglected, not planted, and will become wildernesses for years to come.
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I agree that it is important to get bikes off mountains and away from natural wildernesses, and on to our streets.
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He spent two decades in the politicalwilderness.
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The siting and placing of the works varies a great deal, from private to public, urban to desert, coastal towilderness.
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Rock climbing is discouraged because the wilderness's sandstone cliffs are friable and crumbly.
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In addition towildernessand civilization these included poor and rich, male and female, young and old, and so on.
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The lab has and continues to reveal how alternative institutions affect thewildernesswithin.
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They needed some popular measures to get reelected in 1892; otherwise they faced a long-term politicalwilderness.
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Perhaps it is the result of long periods in thewilderness, when mainstream linguists - particularly computational linguists laughed at their efforts.
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All three wildernesses total 1,535,352 acres (6,070 km).
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The earth was awilderness(?), nothing had been built there [previously].
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In fact, villagers make a clear distinction in everyday language between inhabited space (the limbo and its fields) and the surroundingwilderness(musenge).
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Collocationswithwilderness

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designated wilderness
The long trails are mostly indesignatedwildernessareas.
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protected wilderness
National parks should be protected, but, at the same time, should be developed for people to live in and work the land; we should not have simply aprotectedwilderness.
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remote wilderness
It may be dangerous patrollingremotewildernessareas in the mountains and/or desert, sometimes alone.
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