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    wanton

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wan·ton /ˈwɒntən $ ˈwɒːn-, ˈwɑːn-/ adjective  1  HARM/BE BAD FORdeliberately harming someone or damaging something for no reason 恣意的，恶意的 an act of wanton aggression 肆无忌惮的侵略行为 a wanton disregard for life 对生命的全然漠视2. old-fashionedSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH a wanton woman is considered immoral because she has sex with a lot of men 〔妇女〕淫荡的3  formalCONTROL uncontrolled 不受拘束的，无节制的 wanton growth 繁芜的生长 —wantonly adverb —wantonness noun [uncountable]
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    wanton• The Home Secretary, David Blunkett, took a tough line, saying that he would not tolerate wanton destruction and violence.• the wanton killing of civilians• She rolls her eyes, and gets this wanton look on her face whenever she tells me how sexy he is.• Feeling drugged and quite incredibly wanton, she moved her fingers to his jaw.• It tells of homes set aflame, planes dropping turpentine bombs and the wanton shooting of unarmed black men on the street.    Origin wanton (1300-1400) wan- “wrongly, badly” (from Old English wan “lacking”) + towen, past participle of tee “to pull, bring up, educate” ((11-16 centuries)) (from Old English teon)
    wan·ton adjectiveChineseSyllable
    reason no Corpus or damaging something harming deliberately for someone


    wanton
    wan‧ton /ˈwɒntən $ ˈwɒːn-, ˈwɑːn-/ adjective
     Date: 1300-1400
     Origin: wan- 'wrongly, badly' (from Old English wan 'lacking') + towen, past participle of tee 'to pull, bring up, educate' (11-16 centuries) (from Old English teon)
    1. deliberately harming someone or damaging something for no reason:
        an act of wanton aggression
        a wanton disregard for life
    2. old-fashioned a wanton woman is considered immoral because she has sex with a lot of men
    3. formal uncontrolled:
        wanton growth
    —wantonly adverb
    —wantonness noun [uncountable]


    wan·tonBrE /ˈwɒntən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːntən/ 🔊 adjective (formal) [usually before noun] causing harm or damage deliberately and for no acceptable reason 恶意的；不怀好意的；恣意的◆wanton destruction肆意破坏◆a wanton disregard for human life全然不顾人的死活(old-fashioned, disapproving) (usually of a woman 通常指女人) behaving in a very immoral way; having many sexual partners 淫荡的；淫乱的；水性杨花的▸ wan·ton·ly BrE /ˈwɒntənli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːntənli/ 🔊 adverb▸ wan·ton·ness BrE /ˈwɒntənnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːntənnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]