wilderness
英 [ˈwɪldənəs] 美 [ˈwɪldərnəs]

n.

荒野；（草木丛生的）荒地；不再当政（或掌权）；令人困惑的东西

变形

复数：wildernesses

英英释义

wilderness[ 'wildənis ]

• n.
  • (politics) a state of disfavor

    "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"

  • a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
  • a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition

    "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"

    同义词：wild

  • a bewildering profusion

    "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"

词组短语

in the wilderness在野的；荒原；离开政界的

wilderness area荒野保护区

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Jesus went out into the wilderness to think alone.
   耶稣走进荒野去独自思考。
2. A hot spring has been found in the wilderness.
   荒野里发现了一处温泉。
3. They transformed the wilderness into a garden.
   他们把荒地变成了花园。
4. How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
   他们在旷野悖逆他，在荒地叫他担忧，何其多呢。

权威例句

Wilderness and the American mind.
Wilderness and biodiversity conservation.
The Trouble with Wilderness: A Response
The Trouble with Wilderness, or, Getting Back to the Wrong NatureÓ
Man and the last great wilderness: human impact on the deep sea
Imposing wilderness : struggles over livelihood and nature preservation in Africa
Biodiversity Hotspots and Major Tropical Wilderness Areas: Approaches to Setting Conservation Priorities
From Coastal Wilderness to Fruited Plain: A History of Environmental Change in Temperate North America, 1500 to the Present. By Gord...
The Forests of Isle Royale National Park: Can We Preserve This Pristine Wilderness in the Face of Climate Change?
Gradient Analysis of Fire Regimes in Montane Forests of the Southern Cascade Range, Thousand Lakes Wilderness, California, USA