wild還可表示“強烈的,狂暴的”,指自然力的強烈,用于比喻可指“狂熱的,發(fā)怒的,瘋狂的,熱衷于…的”,指人的感情強烈。
wild還可作“極急切的`”解,后面可接動詞不定式,用于非正式場合。
wild在句中多用作定語,有時也可用作表語。
例句：
There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.
他站在那兒，頭發(fā)亂成一團，下巴上一片黑胡茬。
We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside.
我們驚動了一只一直在路邊覓食的野豬。
When angry or excited, however, he could be wild, profane, and terrifying.
但憤怒或激動的時候，他也會發(fā)狂、會罵人、令人生畏。
From the slope below, the wild goats bleated faintly.
山坡下面，野山羊咩咩地輕聲叫著。
Benedict had been a wild boy and a quarrelsome young man.
貝內(nèi)迪克特小時候野性難馴，年輕時又愛與人爭吵。
Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.
勃朗寧的預(yù)測不過是妄加猜測而已。