wilds
[wˈaɪldz] /ˈwī(-ə)ld How to pronounce wild (audio)/ (ame, mw)
wilds — 名詞
1. remote natural country with very few people, roads, or buildings
荒野
偏遠少人的天然地區
remote natural country with very few people, roads, or buildings
Christopher spent two weeks in the wilds of northern Canada with a local guide.
Christopher 跟著當地嚮導，在加拿大北部的荒野待了兩週。
pattern: in the wilds of + place
After the road ended, Rodrigo drove deeper into the wilds and lost his phone signal.
道路到了盡頭後，Rodrigo 開車更深入荒野，手機訊號也沒了。
collocation: deeper into the wilds
The documentary follows two scientists working in the wilds of Patagonia each winter.
這部紀錄片記錄兩位科學家每年冬天在巴塔哥尼亞荒野工作的情況。
Quinn dreamed of leaving the crowded city and building a cabin in the wilds.
Quinn 夢想離開擁擠的城市，到荒野裡蓋一間小木屋。
Rescue teams searched the wilds for the missing hikers until dawn.
搜救隊在荒野中搜尋失蹤的登山客，直到天亮才停下來。
- wilderness
more neutral and general for uncultivated natural land
- backcountry
often used for remote mountain or hiking areas
- outback
strongly associated with Australia and similar empty inland regions
用法筆記
Usually appears as "the wilds", often with "of + place", and suggests country far from towns or ordinary services.