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feral

adjective
🔊/ˈferəl/
🔊/ˈferəl/
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  1. (of animals动物) living wild, especially after escaping from life as a pet or on a farm野生的（尤指喂养后逃脱的）
    • feral cats野猫
    • (figurative) He looked at me with a feral grin (= like a wild animal).他咧着嘴笑着看着我（就像野生动物一样）。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFeral is used with these nouns:
    • animal
    • cat
    • dog
    • …
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin fera ‘wild animal’ (from ferus ‘wild’) + -al.

feral

noun
🔊/ˈferəl/
🔊/ˈferəl/
(Australian English, offensive)
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  1. a person with a lifestyle that society considers unusual or unacceptable
    • The nature-loving pair were abused as a couple of ferals.热爱自然的那对夫妇被当作野性动物虐待。
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin fera ‘wild animal’ (from ferus ‘wild’) + -al.