adj. 1.放肆的,放纵的;任性的;反复不定的,变化无常的;卤莽的,粗暴的;荒唐的,没有理由的,胡作非为的。 2.行为不检的,淫荡的。 3.淘气的,顽皮的;嬉闹的。 4.〔诗〕(花草)繁茂的。 短语和例子 a wanton breeze 变化无常的微风。 wanton rivers 奔流的江河。 wanton profusion 浪费。 wanton mischief 瞎胡闹。 a wanton woman 荡妇。 a wanton child 顽童。 n. 水性杨花的人,荡妇;〔罕用语〕任性的孩子。 vi. 1.任性,反复无常;放肆。 2.挥霍,胡闹,嬉戏。 3.繁茂。 vt. 挥霍;浪费。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" 同义词:easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish,
occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt 同义词:motiveless, unprovoked,
behave extremely cruelly and brutally
engage in amorous play
become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously 同义词:luxuriate,
waste time; spend one''s time idly or inefficiently 同义词:piddle, wanton away, piddle away, trifle,
lewd or lascivious woman
例句与用法
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We abate something of the wanton extravagance of our pretensions . 我们把自己恣肆狂妄的心胸稍稍加以收敛。
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He was the more surprised at his daughter's wanton play of a fixed idea . 女儿竟是这样放肆地表达她顽固不化的思想,使他感到格外惊讶。
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It would not be difficult for them to aim a wanton blow at a black boy in a fit of anger . 在他们勃然大怒时,要肆无忌惮地打一个黑孩子一顿那是不成问题。
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You are day and night oppressed with the sin of iniquity for the crimes and wanton cruelties you have committed . 你作恶多端,暴虐残酷,自然要因这不义的行径而日夜痛苦。
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She had rather suspected some of those wanton trollops, who gave themselves airs because, forsooth, they thought themselves handsome . 她怀疑的倒是那些水性杨花的浪荡女人,她们神气十足,总觉得自己长得多么标致。
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On the evening of april 23 speer made a full confession of his insubordination in refusing to carry out the wanton destruction of germany's remaining installations . 在4月23日那天晚上,斯佩尔全部坦白了他拒绝执行盲目破坏德国的残余设备。
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They felt it might be a being partially benighted in the vale of ignorance, but it could not be one who would willingly devote his rich natural gifts to the purposes of wanton treachery . 他们觉得,这个人虽然可能有些蒙昧无知,但他决不是一个乐于把自己高贵的天赋用于背信弃义的人。
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Her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative 她的姿势越来越挑逗放荡。
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Double - boiled shark s fin soup with wanton chicken crispy bb pigeon 云吞鸡煲翅软骨妙鸽