Wilderness
[ 'w?ld?n?s ]
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n. 荒野;（草木叢生的）荒地;不再當政（或掌權）;令人困惑的東西;
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wild荒野+er更... + ness 表名詞 → 荒地；大量，茫茫一片
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The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness.
南極洲是世界上最後一個大荒原。
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wilderness
n
(usu sing 通常作單數)
1 area of wild uncultivated land; desert 未開墾的荒地; 荒漠; 沙漠
the Arctic wilderness 北極的荒原.
2 ~ (of sth) area where plants, esp weeds, grow in an uncontrolled way 植物（尤指雜草）叢生的地方
The garden is turning into a wilderness. 這個園子逐漸變成雜草叢生之處.
(fig 比喻) a wilderness of old abandoned cars 舊汽車的棄置地.
3 (idm 習語) in the `wildernessno longer in an important or influential (esp political) position 不再處於重要的或有影響的地位（尤指政治上）
After a few years in the wilderness he was reappointed to the Cabinet. 他消沉了幾年之後, 又獲任命進入了內閣.
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*['wild?nis]n. 荒野, 荒地, 大量
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I care about new fixtures in the hallways--
我關心走廊的新燈具，
If I can't go with you, what is your reaction?
如果我不能和你一起去，你會作何反應？
I have them on this piece of paper. Now let me call your names. OK?
我這張紙上有你們的名字。現在我來點名。好嗎？