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单词音标:

【音标】 ['w?nt?n]

汉语翻译

n. * , 水性杨花的女人
a. 恶意的, 不负责任的, 无节制的, 嬉戏的, 繁茂的, * 的
vi. 变化无常, 嬉戏, 闲荡, 放肆
vt. 挥霍
【法】 胡乱的, 放纵的, 任性的

词型变化:

名词:wantonness 副词:wantonly 动词过去式:wantoned 过去分词:wantoned 现在分词:wantoning 第三人称单数:wantons 

英语解释:

名词 wanton:

  1. lewd or lascivious woman

动词 wanton:

  1. waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
    同义词:piddle, wanton away, piddle away, trifle
  2. indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
  3. spend wastefully
    同义词:wanton away, trifle away
  4. become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
    同义词:luxuriate
  5. engage in amorous play
  6. behave extremely cruelly and brutally

形容词 wanton:

  1. occurring without motivation or provocation- F.D.Roosevelt
    同义词:motiveless, unprovoked
  2. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
    同义词:easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish

例句:

  1. The weeds grew in wanton profusion.
    遍地野草丛生。
  2. The abandoned garden was left to a wanton growth of weeds.
    荒园里杂草丛生。

详细解释:


wan.ton

adj.(形容词)
Immoral or unchaste; lewd.
* 的:轻浮的或放荡的; * 的


Gratuitously cruel; merciless.
残酷的:无缘无故地残忍的;冷酷无情的
Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust:
变化无常的:以无缘无故的 * 为特征的;反复无常且不公正的:
例句:
wanton destruction.
反复无常的毁坏

Unrestrainedly excessive:
过于无节制的:
例句:
wanton extravagance; wanton depletion of oil reserves.
无节制的奢侈;石油资源的过度消耗

Luxuriant; overabundant:
繁茂的:草木茂盛的;极其丰富的:
例句:
wanton tresses.
浓密的头发

Frolicsome; playful.
嬉闹的;玩笑的
Undisciplined; spoiled.
放荡的;堕落的
Obsolete Rebellious; refractory.
【废语】 任性的:反抗的;不易控制的
v.(动词)
wan.toned,wan.ton.ing,wan.tons
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To act, grow, or move in a wanton manner; be wanton.
生活奢侈:以一种放荡的方式表演、生长或移动;放荡
v.tr.(及物动词)
To waste or squander extravagantly.
奢侈:无节制地浪费或挥霍
n.(名词)
One who is immoral, lewd, or licentious.
放荡、 * 之人
One that is playful or frolicsome.
嬉戏的或开玩笑的人
One that is undisciplined or spoiled.
无节制的或堕落之人

来源:
Middle English wantowen
中古英语 wantowen
wan- [not, lacking] from Old English ; akin to wana [lack] * see wane
wan- [非,缺少] 源自 古英语 ;类似于 wana [缺少] *参见 wane
towen [past participle of] teen [to bring up] from Old English on [to lead, draw] * see deuk-
towen [] teen的过去分词 [养育] 源自 古英语 on [领、牵引] *参见 deuk-

【引伸】
wan.tonly
adv.(副词)
wan.tonness
n.(名词)