wanton

英 [ˈwɒntən]

美 [ˈwɑːntən]

adj.  恶意的; 不怀好意的; 恣意的; 淫荡的; 淫乱的; 水性杨花的
n.  淫荡的人; 嬉闹的人

复数：wantons　现在分词：wantoning　过去式：wantoned　第三人称单数：wantons　过去分词：wantoned　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18971 / COCA.19031

牛津词典

adj.

• 恶意的；不怀好意的；恣意的
  causing harm or damage deliberately and for no acceptable reason
  1. wanton destruction
     肆意破坏
  2. a wanton disregard for human life
     全然不顾人的死活
• 淫荡的；淫乱的；水性杨花的
  behaving in a very immoral way; having many sexual partners

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 有意伤害的;肆无忌惮的；恶意的
  Awantonaction deliberately causes harm, damage, or waste without having any reason to.
  1. ...this unnecessary and wanton destruction of our environment...
     对我们环境毫无必要的肆意破坏
  2. 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 aswanton, they disapprove of her because she clearly enjoys sex or has sex with a lot of men.
  1. ...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

双语例句

• Banks are capable of wanton speculation at home, too.
  银行在本土也能够肆无忌惮地投机。
• Under the hedge, the old man in some wanton mood had planted hyacinths.
  老人一时心血来潮，在树篱下边种上了风信子。
• Based on a certain types mine characteristic, the trajectory wanton the all of shootings in detail is studied.
  结合某型号布雷弹的特点，详细地研究了弹道任意一点处的射击诸元。
• Reassured by this hope I continued on my devastations like some wanton explorer.
  想到这里我放下心来，像一个莽撞的探险家，继续大肆破坏。
• The wanton action of a man of maturity& the deceived innocence of an ignorant child!
  一个是成年男子放荡的行径，一个是无知少女天真的受骗！
• It seemed still a wanton impulse, but she had grown more used to it.
  这山似乎是一种放纵的冲动，但她已差不多习以为常；
• The youths showed their wanton disrespect for the law by drinking in public.
  这些年轻人在公众场合饮酒以表达他们对法律的蔑视。
• It began to rain last night, and wanton winds;
  昨晚下了一场大雨，狂风肆意；
• Shall I buy all three dresses or would that just be wanton extravagance?
  我是否该买下所有那三套衣服呢？那样做是否太过于奢侈了？
• Willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others.
  故意且恶意地破坏他人财产的行径。