| 单词 | wilderness |
| 释义 | wilderness (once / 560 pages) n If you don’t mow your lawn all summer, don’t be surprised if your neighbors complain that it resembles a wilderness, a wild area that is not tended by humans. The wilderness is of course filled with many animals, but did you know that the name of an animal is hidden in the word wilderness? The word actually is a combination of wild plus the Old English word dēor, along with the ending -ness, used in nouns that refer to a certain condition. While dēor eventually turned into our modern word deer, it didn’t refer to the antlered Bambi we imagine. It was simply the word for “animal.” WORD FAMILYwilderness: wildernesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe reality is that with this win, USC emerged from eight years in the probation-cluttered wilderness to become a force in college football again. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) “And it is wilderness, world-class wilderness. We think it’s due a big year.” The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Although set in Australia with vivid wilderness descriptions, his theme that you “attempt to tame nature at your peril” is universal. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper wild Never-Never the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country barren, waste, wasteland an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation busha large wilderness area frontiera wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country heath, heathlanda tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation outbackthe bush country of the interior of Australia geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region a demarcated area of the Earth 2n a bewildering profusion the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups a wilderness of masts in the harbor Hyper cornucopia, profuseness, profusion, richness the property of being extremely abundant 3n (politics) a state of disfavor he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness Hyper disfavor, disfavour the state of being out of favor Wilderness (once / 8881 pages) n WORD FAMILY Wilderness: Wildernesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe area is the only large lake-land wilderness in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) She says it was clear from the agency’s listening sessions that many Minnesotans oppose mining so close to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016) Over 30 percent of Montana is comprised of public land, according to the Montana Wilderness Association. Reuters(Dec 13, 2016) n a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War Exp forest, timber, timberland, woodland land that is covered with trees and shrubs |
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