wanton是什么意思？

wanton

英[ˈwɒntən] 美[ˈwɑntən]

• adj. 荒唐的，繁茂的，变化无常的，行为不检的；
• vi. 放肆，生活奢侈，嬉戏；
• vt. 奢侈，挥霍，浪费；
• n. 淫荡的人，嬉闹的人；

复数：wantons;

第三人称单数：wantons;

过去式：wantoned;

过去分词：wantoned;

现在分词：wantoning;

副词：wantonly;

名词：wantonness;

例句

• the wanton destruction of public property 对公物的恣意破坏
• A wanton woman prefers brawn to brains. 荡妇喜欢肌肉发达的人甚于头脑聪明的人。
• She is living in wanton luxury. 她生活极其奢侈.
• a wanton disregard for human life 全然不顾人的死活
• This wanton exercise of this power is not a chimerical suggestion of a heated brain. 这种不负责任地行使这个权力的行为不是我头脑发热凭空捏造出来的.
• A lover may bestride the gossamer idles in the wanton summer air, and yet not fall. 恋爱中人可以踩在夏空中迎风飘荡的蛛丝上, 而不致摔落.
• Almost as disturbing as the ethical agnosticism is the wanton stupidity. 和这种道德麻木几乎同样令人不安的,是他们无可救药的愚蠢.
• It was wanton, moronic vandalism. 这是无端、愚蠢的恶意破坏。
• ...the idea that only wanton women have sexual passions. 认为只有放荡女人才有性激情的观念
• Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life. 肆无忌惮的暴行在城市生活中越来越司空见惯。

同义词

• adj.
  wanton的同义词之：放荡的;淫荡的
  libertine, lustful, libidinous, unchaste, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, immoral, licentious,
  wanton的同义词之：轻率的;放肆的
  uncontrolled, reckless, impetuous, erratic, unbridled, unreasonable, whimsical, hasty, careless, wild, wayward,
• wanton的同义词之：其他释义
  whimsical, wayward, careless, uncontrolled, aimless, abandoned, loose, flighty, capricious, unreasonable, reckless, unchaste, impetuous, immoral, erratic, hasty, wild,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  有意伤害的;肆无忌惮的；恶意的
  A wanton action deliberately causes harm, damage, or waste without having any reason to.
  例句
  ...this unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment... 对我们环境毫无必要的肆意破坏 Wanton violence is now becoming a regular feature of urban life. 肆无忌惮的暴行在城市生活中越来越司空见惯。
• ADJ-GRADED
  (女人)放荡的，淫乱的
  If someone describes a woman as wanton, they disapprove of her because she clearly enjoys sex or has sex with a lot of men.
  例句
  ...the idea that only wanton women have sexual passions. 认为只有放荡女人才有性激情的观念

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  恣意的;肆无忌惮的
  the wanton destruction of public property 对公物的恣意破坏
  淫乱的,放荡的
  A wanton woman prefers brawn to brains. 荡妇喜欢肌肉发达的人甚于头脑聪明的人。 The manager booted his secretary out for her wantonness. 经理开除了他的秘书,因为她行为放荡。
  无节制的,不受约束的
  She is living in wanton luxury. 她生活极其奢侈。
• vt.
  挥霍(钱财)
  He quickly wantoned away his inheritance. 他很快就挥霍尽他所继承的财产。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. lewd or lascivious woman
• Verb
  1. waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
  2. indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
  3. spend wastefully;
  "wanton one's money away"
  4. become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
  5. engage in amorous play
  6. behave extremely cruelly and brutally
• Adjective
  1. occurring without motivation or provocation;
  "motiveless malignity""unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt
  2. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;
  "her easy virtue""he was told to avoid loose (or light) women""wanton behavior"

行业词典

• 金融： 疏忽的；恶意的；