wildly

wildly — adverb

1. acting or happening without control or restraint, often with strong emotion or s

1.副詞B1
釋義

acting or happening without control or restraint, often with strong emotion or sudden movement

例句

The crowd cheered wildly when the home team scored the winning goal.

collocation: cheered wildly (audience reaction)

Lakan's heart beat wildly as he waited for the exam results.

collocation: heart beats wildly (emotional intensity)

同義詞
  • frantically

    more urgent and panicked; implies desperation (e.g., searched frantically)

  • recklessly

    adds an element of danger or disregard for consequences (e.g., drove recklessly)

  • uncontrollably

    focuses on the inability to stop (e.g., laughed uncontrollably)

  • violently

    includes physical force, often implying harm (e.g., shook violently)

反義詞
  • calmly

    in a quiet, controlled manner (e.g., spoke calmly)

  • gently

    with soft, mild movement (e.g., pushed the door gently)

文法句型

verb + wildly

wildly + verb (less common)

用法筆記

Commonly pairs with verbs of physical motion (swing, wave, run, sway) and emotional or physiological reaction (beat, cheer, shout, applaud). The adverb usually comes after the verb it modifies.

常見錯誤

❌She wildly walked to the store.
✅She ran wildly through the store.
💡wildly suggests energetic lack of control, not just ordinary movement like walking.
❌He danced wildly beautiful.
✅He danced wildly.' or 'He danced beautifully.
💡wildly modifies the action itself; use a separate adverb like 'beautifully' for the manner.

2. to a very large degree — used before adjectives and some verbs to mean 'very muc

2.副詞B1
釋義

to a very large degree — used before adjectives and some verbs to mean 'very much' or 'a lot'

例句

Camila's new job is wildly different from her old one at the hospital.

wildly + adjective: different (strong contrast)

The film was wildly successful and broke several box‑office records.

wildly + adjective: successful (used for positive outcomes)

同義詞
  • extremely

    neutral and the most common intensifier (e.g., extremely difficult)

  • incredibly

    informal, emphasises surprise (e.g., incredibly cheap)

  • ridiculously

    informal, often with negative connotation (e.g., ridiculously expensive)

反義詞
  • slightly

    to a small degree (e.g., slightly different)

  • moderately

    within reasonable limits (e.g., moderately successful)

文法句型

wildly + adjective

用法筆記

Almost always intensifies adjectives (different, successful, excited, inaccurate, optimistic). Less common with verbs — when used with verbs, it tends toward sense 1 (uncontrolled behavior).

常見錯誤

❌The soup was wildly hot.' (sounds like the soup is jumping around).
✅The soup was extremely hot.
💡use wildly with adjectives that describe degree or quality, not physical temperature.