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

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。
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。
It was wanton, moronic vandalism.
这是无端、愚蠢的恶意破坏。
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？
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；
As he paces, he fiddles with his hands, which are famous for their dexterity and wanton behavior.
正如他的步伐，他与他的手小提琴，这是著名的灵巧和肆意行为。
But today, it eloquent, wanton, self-willed.
可是今日，它却洋洋洒洒，放肆，任性。
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；
Based on a certain types mine characteristic, the trajectory wanton the all of shootings in detail is studied.
结合某型号布雷弹的特点，详细地研究了弹道任意一点处的射击诸元。
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。