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

Past events emitted from the heart wanton, indiscriminate proliferation of tears on the face.
往事从心中肆意喷出，泪水在脸上肆意泛滥。
I said. Dear, I want to use my only a youth to wanton love you.
我说。亲爱的，我想用我仅有的一点青春去放肆的爱你。
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 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！
If it makes the water wanton and wild, I will not row my boat by your bank.
如果我使水花飞溅，我就不在你的河边划船。
I used to own now in this placid, once placed in the back of the wanton guffaw inside.
我习惯了现在这个波澜不惊的自己，曾经的恣意狂笑放到了背后里。
The continuing wanton loss of life provides ample justification for NATO intervention in Kosovo.
大量生命的不断丧失为北约干涉科索沃提供了充足的理由。
You "gentleman" and the wanton thugs who say that freedom;
你们“绅士”地把肆无忌惮的暴徒说成自由人士；
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；
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。