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　

GRE TEM8

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

The fundies believe that these wanton women know too much about sex.
专家相信放荡的女人对性更了解。
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。
Soft sand gently stroked? wanton sea breeze blowing in every body hair.
柔软的细沙轻轻地抚摸着脚丫，海风肆意地吹动身上的每一根毛发。
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？
And yet, if we give ourselves wholly to wanton vengeance, we sacrifice all we are and all we may become in the name of destruction.
最终，如果我们自己完全放纵复仇，我们牺牲我们的所有同时我们会变成破坏的代名词。
She was surprised by a wanton thought that rushed into her mind.
一个放肆的念头在她心里闪过，叫她吃了一惊。
He was the more surprised at his daughter's wanton play of a fixed idea.
女儿竟是这样放肆地表达她顽固不化的思想，使他感到格外惊讶。
These are malicious acts of aggression, abductions and wanton killing.
这些都是恶意的侵略行径，绑架和肆意杀戮。
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。
Never before had we in the West experienced such wanton destruction of human life.
我们西方以前从未见过这么恣意草菅人命的。