英语词汇“wilderness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wilderness

(wɪldəʳnɪs )

Word forms: wildernesses

1. countable noun [usually singular]

A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people.

...the icy Canadian wilderness.

He is proud of the garden he made from a wilderness.

...one of the largest wilderness areas in North America.

2. in the wilderness phrase [noun PHRASE, PHRASE after verb, verb-link PHRASE]

If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness, they are not in an influential position or very active in their profession for that time. [mainly British]

...a party released from 12 years in the wilderness.

For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket.

Idioms:

in the wilderness [British, journalism]

used for describing a part of someone's career when they are inactive and ignored, and do not have an influential role

He is delighted to get another chance to represent his country after a period in the wilderness.

a voice crying in the wilderness or a lone voice in the wilderness

someone who is pointing out the dangers in a situation or the truth about it, but nobody is paying any attention

For years, he was a lone voice in the wilderness, and a lot of it came across as self-serving. But I'll tell you, the man was right.

Collocations:

miles of wilderness

A polar bear can smell a human across 15 miles of wilderness.

Times, Sunday Times

They made their own stuff and 'left no trace' of their passing along thousands of miles of wilderness trails, in moccasins.

Times, Sunday Times

It was 1,700 square miles of wilderness.

Times, Sunday Times

A minimum of seven participants can travel through 20 to 100 miles of wilderness, depending on the ability level of the participants.

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A search that would last for thirteen years, cover thousands of square miles of wilderness and would cost the provincial government $100,000.

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Translations:

Chinese: 荒野

Japanese: 荒野

单词	wilderness
释义	wilderness (wɪldəʳnɪs ) Word forms: wildernesses 1. countable noun [usually singular] A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people. ...the icy Canadian wilderness. He is proud of the garden he made from a wilderness. ...one of the largest wilderness areas in North America. 2. in the wilderness phrase [noun PHRASE, PHRASE after verb, verb-link PHRASE] If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness, they are not in an influential position or very active in their profession for that time. [mainly British] ...a party released from 12 years in the wilderness. For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket. Idioms: in the wilderness [British, journalism] used for describing a part of someone's career when they are inactive and ignored, and do not have an influential role He is delighted to get another chance to represent his country after a period in the wilderness. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a voice crying in the wilderness or a lone voice in the wilderness someone who is pointing out the dangers in a situation or the truth about it, but nobody is paying any attention For years, he was a lone voice in the wilderness, and a lot of it came across as self-serving. But I'll tell you, the man was right. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: miles of wilderness A polar bear can smell a human across 15 miles of wilderness. Times, Sunday Times They made their own stuff and 'left no trace' of their passing along thousands of miles of wilderness trails, in moccasins. Times, Sunday Times It was 1,700 square miles of wilderness. Times, Sunday Times A minimum of seven participants can travel through 20 to 100 miles of wilderness, depending on the ability level of the participants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A search that would last for thirteen years, cover thousands of square miles of wilderness and would cost the provincial government $100,000. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 荒野 Japanese: 荒野
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