in the wild

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介词短语
  1. Living and roaming freely in nature; not domesticated. usually
    — But during its lifetime, a single macaw left in the wild might yield more than 16 times as much in tourist income.
  2. At large. figuratively
    — A new, deadly type of virus has been detected in the wild.
  3. In practical use, as opposed to in a dictionary or wordlist. figuratively
    — This word is very rare; it may be difficult to find usages of it in the wild.
  4. By coincidence in the course of everyday life. figuratively
    — I'd seen this stock photo in memes a hundred times, but yesterday I saw it in the wild, illustrating a magazine article.
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