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　

Collins.1 / BNC.18971 / COCA.19031

牛津词典

adj.

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

I said. Dear, I want to use my only a youth to wanton love you.
我说。亲爱的，我想用我仅有的一点青春去放肆的爱你。
The continuing wanton loss of life provides ample justification for NATO intervention in Kosovo.
大量生命的不断丧失为北约干涉科索沃提供了充足的理由。
Reassured by this hope I continued on my devastations like some wanton explorer.
想到这里我放下心来，像一个莽撞的探险家，继续大肆破坏。
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。
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；
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。
Banks are capable of wanton speculation at home, too.
银行在本土也能够肆无忌惮地投机。
The wanton action of a man of maturity& the deceived innocence of an ignorant child!
一个是成年男子放荡的行径，一个是无知少女天真的受骗！
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。
Past events emitted from the heart wanton, indiscriminate proliferation of tears on the face.
往事从心中肆意喷出，泪水在脸上肆意泛滥。