wanton

adj. 頑皮的,荒唐的, 嬉戲的;繁茂的;肆意的, 蠻橫的;淫亂的,不道德的,不貞潔的

n. 蕩婦, 水性楊花的女人

vi. 嬉戲, 閑蕩, 放肆

vt. 揮霍(錢財)

【簡介】mischievous，Undisciplined 頑皮的，放蕩的

【記憶】

1——趣味記憶

諧音：“頑童”→頑皮的,荒唐的, 嬉戲的

2——趣味記憶

want+on→想要在上面→＃￥％※ →淫亂的

3. Wanton Women

放蕩的女人

The Fundies believe that these wanton women know too much about sex.
專家相信放蕩的女人對性更了解。

【英英解釋】

名詞wanton: 蕩婦

1. lewd or lascivious woman

動詞wanton: vi.嬉戲, 閑蕩, 放肆 vt.揮霍

1. waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
同義詞：piddle, wanton away, piddle away, trifle

2. indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life

3. spend wastefully
同義詞：wanton away, trifle away

4. become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
同義詞：luxuriate

5. engage in amorous play

6. behave extremely cruelly and brutally

形容詞wanton:變化無常的,肆意的；放蕩的

1. occurring without motivation or provocation
同義詞：motiveless, unprovoked

2. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
同義詞：easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish

【習(xí)慣用語】

a wanton imagination 想入非非

play the wanton 養(yǎng)尊處優(yōu);混日子

a wanton child 頑童

a wanton wind 變化無常的風(fēng)

wanton aggression 蠻橫的侵略

wanton bombing 狂轟濫炸

wanton rivers 奔流的江河

a wanton woman 蕩婦

wanton growth of plant life 到處漫生的植物

wanton waste of money 亂花錢

【例句與詳解:】

Her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative.
她的姿勢越來越挑逗放蕩。

She was surprised by a wanton thought that rushed into her mind.
一個放肆的念頭在她心里閃過，叫她吃了一驚。

The weeds grew in wanton profusion.
遍地野草叢生。

Nor do we commit wanton acts, such as shooting 269 innocent people out of the sky for the so-called cause of sacred airspace.
我們也不像有的國家那樣胡作非為，借口保衛(wèi)神圣的領(lǐng)空，竟然擊落客機，斷送客機上269人的無辜性命。

No political solution can be discussed at the United Nations under the circumstances where NATO's wanton bombing continues.

（注：NATO=North Atlantic Treaty Organization 北大西洋公約組織）
在北約繼續(xù)狂轟濫炸的情況下，不可能在聯(lián)合國討論任何政治解決方案。