| 单词 | wanton |
| 释义 | wan·ton /ˈwɒntən $ ˈwɒːn-, ˈwɑːn-/ adjective 1 HARM/BE BAD FORdeliberately harming someone or damaging something for no reason 恣意的，恶意的 an act of wanton aggression 肆无忌惮的侵略行为 a wanton disregard for life 对生命的全然漠视2. old-fashionedSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH a wanton woman is considered immoral because she has sex with a lot of men 〔妇女〕淫荡的3 formalCONTROL uncontrolled 不受拘束的，无节制的 wanton growth 繁芜的生长 —wantonly adverb —wantonness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuswanton• The Home Secretary, David Blunkett, took a tough line, saying that he would not tolerate wanton destruction and violence.• the wanton killing of civilians• She rolls her eyes, and gets this wanton look on her face whenever she tells me how sexy he is.• Feeling drugged and quite incredibly wanton, she moved her fingers to his jaw.• It tells of homes set aflame, planes dropping turpentine bombs and the wanton shooting of unarmed black men on the street.Origin wanton (1300-1400) wan- “wrongly, badly” (from Old English wan “lacking”) + towen, past participle of tee “to pull, bring up, educate” ((11-16 centuries)) (from Old English teon)wan·ton adjectiveChineseSyllable reason no Corpus or damaging something harming deliberately for someone |
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