1N-COUNT [usually singular]荒野;荒漠;原野 A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people. 荒野;荒漠;原野
...the icy Canadian wilderness.
冰封的加拿大旷野
He is proud of the garden he made from a wilderness.
他为自己从荒地上开辟出的花园而感到自豪。
...one of the largest wilderness areas in North America.
北美最大的荒原之一
2PHRASE [n PHRASE, PHRASE after verb, verb-link PHRASE]在野;不掌权;不活跃;坐冷板凳 If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness, they are not in an influential position or very active in their profession for that time. 在野;不掌权;不活跃;坐冷板凳 [mainly British]
...a party released from 12 years in the wilderness.
摆脱了12年在野状态的政党
For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket.