Wilderness
[ 'wɪldɚnəs ]
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n. 荒野;（草木丛生的）荒地;不再当政（或掌权）;令人困惑的东西;
💡 词根助记
wild荒野+er更... + ness 表名词 → 荒地；大量，茫茫一片
📝 例句
The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness.
南极洲是世界上最後一個大荒原。
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🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
wilderness
n
(usu sing 通常作单数)
1 area of wild uncultivated land; desert 未开垦的荒地; 荒漠; 沙漠
the Arctic wilderness 北极的荒原.
2 ~ (of sth) area where plants, esp weeds, grow in an uncontrolled way 植物（尤指杂草）丛生的地方
The garden is turning into a wilderness. 这个园子逐渐变成杂草丛生之处.
(fig 比喻) a wilderness of old abandoned cars 旧汽车的弃置地.
3 (idm 习语) in the `wildernessno longer in an important or influential (esp political) position 不再处於重要的或有影响的地位（尤指政治上）
After a few years in the wilderness he was reappointed to the Cabinet. 他消沉了几年之後, 又获任命进入了内阁.
🔁 扩展释义
*['wildәnis]n. 荒野, 荒地, 大量
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You seem to have some reservations.
看起来你还有些犹豫。
By all means.
当然，一定。
Looking up I saw that we were surrounded by children in rags who were looking at us silently as we ate.
我抬头一看，发现我们被一群衣衫褴褛的小孩团团围住了，他们在默不作声地看着我们吃饭。