wanton

名词 wanton:

1. lewd or lascivious woman

动词 wanton:

1. waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
   同义词：piddle, wanton away, piddle away, trifle
2. indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
3. spend wastefully
   同义词：wanton away, trifle away
4. become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
   同义词：luxuriate
5. engage in amorous play
6. behave extremely cruelly and brutally

形容词 wanton:

1. occurring without motivation or provocation- F.D.Roosevelt
   同义词：motiveless, unprovoked
2. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
   同义词：easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish

1. The weeds grew in wanton profusion.
   遍地野草丛生。
2. The abandoned garden was left to a wanton growth of weeds.
   荒园里杂草丛生。

wan.ton

adj.（形容词）
Immoral or unchaste; lewd.
淫乱的：轻浮的或放荡的；淫乱的

Gratuitously cruel; merciless.
残酷的：无缘无故地残忍的；冷酷无情的
Marked by unprovoked, gratuitous maliciousness; capricious and unjust:
变化无常的：以无缘无故的邪恶为特征的；反复无常且不公正的：
例句：
wanton destruction.
反复无常的毁坏

Unrestrainedly excessive:
过于无节制的：
例句：
wanton extravagance; wanton depletion of oil reserves.
无节制的奢侈；石油资源的过度消耗

Luxuriant; overabundant:
繁茂的：草木茂盛的；极其丰富的：
例句：
wanton tresses.
浓密的头发

Frolicsome; playful.
嬉闹的；玩笑的
Undisciplined; spoiled.
放荡的；堕落的
Obsolete Rebellious; refractory.
【废语】 任性的：反抗的；不易控制的
v.（动词）
wan.toned,wan.ton.ing,wan.tons
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To act, grow, or move in a wanton manner; be wanton.
生活奢侈：以一种放荡的方式表演、生长或移动；放荡
v.tr.（及物动词）
To waste or squander extravagantly.
奢侈：无节制地浪费或挥霍
n.（名词）
One who is immoral, lewd, or licentious.
放荡、淫乱之人
One that is playful or frolicsome.
嬉戏的或开玩笑的人
One that is undisciplined or spoiled.
无节制的或堕落之人

来源：
Middle English wantowen
中古英语 wantowen
wan- [not, lacking] from Old English ; akin to wana [lack] * see wane
wan- [非，缺少] 源自 古英语 ；类似于 wana [缺少] *参见 wane
towen [past participle of] teen [to bring up] from Old English tôon [to lead, draw] * see deuk-
towen [] teen的过去分词 [养育] 源自 古英语 tôon [领、牵引] *参见 deuk-

【引伸】
wan.tonly
adv.（副词）
wan.tonness
n.（名词）