Word · Frequency #7026
Fully loadedwildernesses
在野；失势
wildernesses is the plural of wilderness.
a state of political disfavor or obscurity
多用于短语 in the wilderness，指政治失势、在野。
- 1.
Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.
未开垦和未定居的自然状态的土地,野生动物栖息,植被自然生长；(可数)这样的土地
- 2.
(politics) a state of disfavor
(政治)失宠状态
- 3.
A place other than land (for example, the air or sea) that is uncared for, and therefore devoted to disorder or wildness.
土地以外的地方(例如空气或海洋),无人照料,因此充满混乱或野性
- 4.
a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
弗吉尼亚州东北部靠近斯波特西尔维尼亚的森林地区,美国内战中曾发生激烈但无果的战斗
- 5.
An ornamental part of a garden or park cultivated with trees and often a maze to evoke a natural wilderness.
花园或公园中种植树木的装饰部分,常有迷宫以唤起自然荒野
- 6.
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
保持自然状态的野生无人居住地区
未开垦和未定居的自然状态的土地,野生动物栖息,植被自然生长；(可数)这样的土地；(政治)失宠状态；土地以外的地方(例如空气或海洋),无人照料,因此充满混乱或野性；弗吉尼亚州东北部靠近斯波特西尔维尼亚的森林地区,美国内战中曾发生激烈但无果的战斗；花园或公园中种植树木的装饰部分,常有迷宫以唤起自然荒野
In use
After losing the election, the former prime minister spent several years in the political wilderness before returning to power.
The opposition party has been in the wilderness for years because it cannot agree on a clear leader.
His unpopular ideas kept him in the wilderness until a new generation of voters accepted them.
he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness
it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
in the wilderness
政治失势状态，常指被排除在权力中心之外。
The former leader spent a decade in the wilderness before being recalled to the cabinet.
前领导人在野十年后才被召回内阁。
Connections
Collocations
- remote wilderness
- 偏远的荒野
- They trekked deep into the remote wilderness for weeks.他们徒步深入偏远的荒野数周。
- vast wilderness
- 广阔的荒野
- The vast wilderness stretched endlessly before them.广阔的荒野在他们面前无尽延伸。
- wilderness area
- 荒野地区
- This national park protects a designated wilderness area.这个国家公园保护着一片指定的荒野地区。
- wilderness preservation
- 荒野保护
- Wilderness preservation is crucial for biodiversity.荒野保护对生物多样性至关重要。
- political wilderness
- 政治失宠状态
- After the scandal, he spent years in the political wilderness.丑闻后，他多年处于政治失宠状态。
- wilderness survival
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想wild（野）和ness（状态），记忆为荒野。
Context & Register
语域：混合；典型语境：自然景观、野外探险、文学描写；备注：该义项通常用于描述未开发的荒芜自然地带，在文学和日常语境中都较为常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words sharing the spelling ending '-ness' are listed. Note that in standard English, the '-ness' suffix is typically pronounced /nəs/ (with a schwa), whereas 'wilderness' has the less common pronunciation /nɪs/ (with a full /ɪ/ vowel). Thus, these words do not perfectly rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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