an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region
未开垦之地;荒野;荒无人烟之地;荒凉的地方。
a neglected or abandoned area of a garden or town
(花园中的)杂草丛生处;(城镇中的)荒芜的地方。
〈喻〉 失宠;在野,不当政
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the man who led the Labour Party out of the wilderness 领导工党重新执政的人
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[as modifier]
his wilderness years .他在野的年月。
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a voice in the wilderness an unheeded advocate of reform (see Matt. 3 3 etc. ) 无人理睬的改革者(见《马太福音》3 3等)
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