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wilderness noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + WILDERNESS | WILDERNESS + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVElast 最后的荒野great, vast 大荒原；广袤的荒野◆Antarctica, the last great wilderness南极洲 － 最后一块大荒原barren, desert, desolate, howling (especially NAmE) 贫瘠的荒原；荒漠；荒无人烟的旷野◆He depicted the frontier as a howling wilderness inhabited by uncivilized savages.在他的描写中，边疆是个荒芜之地，住着一些未开化的野蛮人。frozen 冰冻的荒野remote 遥远的荒野trackless (especially NAmE) , uncharted 不见人迹的／地图上未标示的荒野pristine, unspoiled 未遭破坏的荒野designated, protected (both NAmE) 划定为荒野的地区；受保护的荒野◆The trail passes through a federally designated wilderness.这条小路途经联邦政府划定的荒野区。mountain 荒山野岭Alaskan, Arctic, Canadian, etc. 阿拉斯加、北极、加拿大等的荒野political (figurative) 在野◆the man who brought the party back from the political wilderness使该党重获执政地位的人VERB + WILDERNESStame, transform 改造荒地◆They transformed the wilderness into a garden.他们把荒地变成了花园。explore 探索荒野◆They set out to explore the continent's last great wilderness.他们出发去该大陆上最后一块未开发的大荒原探险。preserve, protect (both especially NAmE) 保护荒野WILDERNESS + NOUNarea (especially NAmE) 荒野地区◆officially designated wilderness areas and wildlife refuges官方划定的荒野地区和野生动物保护区preservation, protection (both especially NAmE) 荒野保护years (figurative, especially BrE) 受到冷遇的岁月◆His wilderness years (= when he was out of politics and the public eye) in the 1990s were spent in Canada.20 世纪 90 年代他在加拿大度过了坐冷板凳的日子。PREPOSITIONin the wilderness 在荒漠中◆We were hopelessly lost in the wilderness.我们在荒野中完全迷失了方向。 |