wildcat

英['waɪldkæt] 美['waɪldkæt]
  • n. 野猫
  • adj. 靠不住的；未经允许的
  • v. 盲目开掘
wildcatted wildcatted wildcatting wildcats
  • wilco int.照辨(通讯用语)
  • wild adj.野生的；野蛮的；未开发的；狂热的adv.胡乱地；失去控制地n.荒野；荒地
  • wild about 对...狂热的
  • wild animal 野兽
  • wild ax n:野牛

详细释义

Noun:
  1. an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

  2. a cruelly rapacious person

  3. any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

Adjective:
  1. outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices;

    "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"
    "wildcat stock speculation"
    "a wildcat airline"
    "wildcat life insurance schemes"

  2. without official authorization;

    "an unauthorized strike"
    "wildcat work stoppage"

  3. (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive;

    "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"
    "a wildcat mine"
    "wildcat drilling"
    "wildcat wells"

双语例句

1. It was a wildcat plan by some of our members.
这是我们的一些成员制订的一个冒险计划。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Frustration, anger and desperation have led to a series of wildcat strikes.
挫败感、愤怒和绝望引起了一系列自发性的罢工。

来自柯林斯例句

3. A giant wildcat is being hunted after 58 lambs were butchered.
一只大野猫在捕杀了58只羊羔后遭到猎捕。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The discovery rate for wildcat wells in the Denver basin has changed radically with time.
丹佛盆地的探井发现率随时间变化得很快.

来自辞典例句

5. The wildcat strikes have come under the backdrop of rapidly rising unemployment.
由于失业率迅速上升,英国工人擅自组织罢工(抗议外籍工人抢其饭碗).

来自互联网

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The old man kicked the wildcat downstairs.
      那个老人将那只野猫踢下楼。
    2. The cry of a wildcat can send chills down one's backbone.
      野猫的叫声令人毛骨悚然。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation.
      在那里钻井绝对是一次盲目的行动。
    2. Most of the workers have participated in the wildcat strike.
      大多数工人参与了未经工会允许的罢工。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The miners will wildcat next month.
      矿工们准备下月擅自开掘油井。

用法讲解

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Wilde wild wildcatter wildcatting wildcats. wildcat area wildcat well wildcat bank wildcat money wildcatstocks wildcat engine wildcat strike
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