名词

1. 荒野;荒漠;原野
A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people.

2. 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.

1. a bewildering profusion

e.g. the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups
a wilderness of masts in the harbor

2. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition

e.g. it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers

Synonym: wild

3. (politics) a state of disfavor

e.g. he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness