wanton

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n. 荡妇, 水性杨花的女人 a. 恶意的, 不负责任的, 无节制的, 嬉戏的, 繁茂的, 淫荡的 vi. 变化无常, 嬉戏, 闲荡, 放肆 vt. 挥霍

发音

UK /ˈwɒntən/
US /ˈwɑntən/
AU /ˈwɒntən/
AU /ˈwɒntɒn/

词形变化

wantons 复数 wantoned wantoneth wantoning wantons 三单 wantons wantoning 现在分词 wantoned 过去式 wantoned 过去分词 more wanton 比较级 wantoner wantonest wantoner 比较级 most wanton 最高级 wantonest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pampered or coddled person.

  2. 2.

    An overly playful person; a trifler.

    淘气鬼

    淘气包

  3. 3.

    A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.

  4. 4.

    A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.

    古体
  5. 1.

    wonton (Chinese dumpling)

    新加坡
v.
  1. 1.

    To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).

    及物

    The young man wantoned away his inheritance.

    1948, Digby George Gerahty (as Robert Standish), Elephant Walk, New York: Macmillan, 1949, Chapter 15, p. 214, If either of us felt the respect for George that you imply by your manner, you know perfectly well that we wouldn’t have wantoned away the day as we have.

  3. 3.

    To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.

    不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

    淘气

    古体
  2. 2.

    Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.

    淘气

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.

  4. 4.

    Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.

  5. 5.

    Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.

    古体

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sensualist

下位词 1

light-o'-love
动词

同义词 4

trifle luxuriate piddle piddle away

上位词 10

do live drop act spend carry bear waste behave romance
形容词

同义词 7

easy light loose promiscuous unprovoked motiveless sluttish

近义相关 2

unchaste unmotivated

相关短语

wanton kittens make sober cats

词源

From Middle English wantoun, wantowen, wantoȝen, wantowe (“uneducated; unrestrained; licentious; sportive; playful”), from wan- (“not, un-, mis-”) + towen, i-towen (“educated”, literally “towed; led; drawn”), from Old English togen, ġetogen, past participle of tēon (“to train, discipline”), equivalent to wan- + towed.

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