wilderness

US [ˈwɪldərnəs]
UK [ˈwɪldə(r)nəs]
  • n.荒野;(草木丛生的)荒地;荒芜的地方;杂草丛生处
  • Web原野;荒原;旷野
Plural Form:wildernesses  
wilderness
n.
1.
未开发的地区;荒无人烟的地区;荒野a large area of land that has never been developed or used for growing crops because it is difficult to live there
The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness.
南极洲是世界上最后一个大荒原。
a wilderness area(= one where it is not permitted to build houses or roads)
(政府划定的)保留自然环境面貌地区
the barren wilderness of modern life
现代生活贫瘠的荒漠
2.
荒芜的地方;杂草丛生处a place that people do not take care of or control
Their garden is a wilderness of grass and weeds.
他们的花园杂草丛生。

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