1. 野生的，野性的　 living or growing in natural conditions and having natural qualities, not bred, grown, or produced by humans
2. 凶猛的，不驯服的　 (of a person or animal) violent and uncontrollable
3. 强烈的，狂暴的　 (of natural forces) violent, strong
4. 狂热的，发怒的，疯狂的　 showing strong uncontrolled feelings
5. 荒芜的　 (of place) natural; without the presence of man, especially because too cold, rocky, etc. to live in

　～ animals　野兽
　～ fellow　放荡之徒
　～ flowers　野花
　～ horses　野马
　～ mountain　荒山
　～ price fluctuations　行市的狂涨暴跌
　～ scenery　荒凉的景色
　～ scheme　草率的计划
　～ tribes　野蛮的部落
　drive sb ～　激怒某人
　get ～ with rage　狂怒
　get ～ with wine　发酒疯
　grow ～　荒芜了
　run ～　荒芜了
　～ about　对…狂热的
　～ about music　酷爱音乐
　～ over　对…狂热的
　～ with　因…而发怒的
　～ with anger　狂怒的
　～ with anxiety　焦急万分
　～ with delight　欣喜若狂
　～ with enthusiasm　热情奔放
　～ with excitement　欣喜若狂
　～ with joy　欣喜若狂

　The men had gone to hunt wild game.　男人们打猎去了。
　The film portrays the wild excesses of the Roman Empire.　影片描写了罗马帝国的暴行。
　She had a wild argument with Joe.　她与乔发生了怒气冲天的争辩。
　It was a wild night.　那是一个暴风雨之夜。
　The survivors staggered from the lifeboat with wild eyes.　幸存者带着失魂落魄的眼神摇摇晃晃地走下救生艇。
　This kind of rose grows wild.　这种玫瑰是野生的。
　The deer is rather wild.　鹿相当易受惊。
　The monkey is wild.　猴子不易接近。
　Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's.　亚洲水牛比美国水牛温顺些。
　After the old gardener died, the garden grew wild.　老园丁死后，花园就慢慢荒芜了。
　He was wild to try it.　他渴望试一下。
　He was wild to see his girlfriend.　他急切地要去看他的女朋友。
　We are wild to go home.　我们渴望回家。

 ♣ be wild about
1. 对…感到恼火 be angry with sb
　I do feel wild about misplacing that ring.　我很恼火忘了把戒指放在什么地方了。
2. 热衷于 be extremely enthusiastic
　The boy is wild about music.　那孩子热衷于音乐。
　He is wild about soccer stars.　他极为迷恋足球明星。
　He is wild about sports.　他热衷于体育运动。
　I'm not wild about the wall-paper.　我对壁纸并无多大兴趣。
 ♣ be wild with
1. …得发狂，处于因…而发狂的状态 be full of strong unrestrained feeling for sth
　He was wild with excitement at the news.　他听到这个消息后激动得发狂。
　He was wild with hunger.　他饿得要命。
　She was wild with anxiety.　她焦急万分。
2. 因…对某人生气、恼怒 be very angry to sb for sth
　She was wild with him for being late.　他的迟到使她大为恼怒。
　The teacher was wild with his students for their mischief.　这位教师因为他的学生恶作剧而大为恼怒。
 ♣ run wild
　自由生长，不受控制　grow or stray freely without any control
　The weeds are running wild in his garden.　他的花园里杂草丛生。
　The students ran wild during spring vacation.　学生们度春假时都玩野了。
　They let their children run wild.　他们允许孩子们胡闹。
　When he was a child he ran wild.　他小的时候很不守规矩。
　Bob was runing wild again.　鲍勃又发牛脾气了。

 ♣ go wild, run wild
　这两个短语意思上不同：run wild的意思是“放肆”或“撒野”; go wild的意思是“感慨”。例如：
　

　［派生词］ wildly adv.野蛮地，激烈地，极，非常‖wildness n.野蛮，激烈
　［同义词］ feral, natural, savage, violent, rough
　［反义词］ civilized, sensible
　［词源］　古英语wilde （野的，未驯化的）