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wilderness UK ['wɪl.də.nəs] US [-dɚ-] noun countable usually singular ■an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth 荒无人烟的地区;荒野•a beautiful mountain wilderness美丽的山野 •Alaska is the last great wilderness.阿拉斯加州是最后一片大荒原。 •mainly US It's a wilderness area , under the protection of the Parks Department.这是一片受公园管理部门保护的荒野。 ■an outside area in which plants are left to grow naturally or untidily (杂草丛生的)荒地•The garden was a wilderness of weeds and overgrown bushes.这个花园一片荒芜,满是杂草和丛生的灌木。 UK ['wɪl.də.nəs] US [-dɚ-] noun countable usually singular in the wilderness ■If someone, such as a politician, is in the wilderness, they no longer have a position of authority and are not now in the news (政治家)远离权力和活动中心,在野•After five years in the political wilderness, she was recalled to be foreign minister.在野5年之后,她被重新召回担任外交部长。 |