wilding

• 名词，有两个主要含义：一是指野生、未栽培的植物，尤指野生苹果树或野苹果；二是指暴力或破坏性行为，常由一群人实施，有时与性侵犯有关。

A noun with two distinct meanings: first, a wild, uncultivated plant, especially a wild apple or crabapple tree; second, an act of violent or destructive behavior, often involving a group and sometimes associated with sexual assaults.

1. Wild uncultivated plantC2formal

   A plant that grows naturally without cultivation, especially a wild apple or crabapple tree.

   野生植物

   • The orchard was overgrown with wildings and brambles.
   • He collected wildings from the forest to study their genetics.
   • The old farm had a few wilding apple trees still bearing fruit.

   同义词crabapplevolunteerwild apple

   反义词cultivarcultivated plant

2. Outrageous rampageC2informalamerican

   An act of violent, destructive, and often sexually aggressive behavior by a group, typically targeting women.

   暴力肆虐

   • The news reported a shocking wilding incident in the park.
   • The gang was arrested for a wilding spree that terrorized the neighborhood.
   • The term 'wilding' became infamous after a high-profile case in the 1980s.

   同义词frenzyoutbreakrampageriotspree