in the wild

短语

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Living and roaming freely in nature; not domesticated.

  2. 2.

    At large.

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  3. 3.

    In practical use, as opposed to in a dictionary or wordlist.

    比喻

    This word is very rare; it may be difficult to find usages of it in the wild.

  4. 4.

    By coincidence in the course of everyday life.

    比喻

    I'd seen this stock photo in memes a hundred times, but yesterday I saw it in the wild, illustrating a magazine article.