wildcat

wildcat读音音标

英 [ˈwaɪldkæt]

美 [ˈwaɪldˌkæt]

wildcat意思解释

n.

野猫；

脾气暴躁的人；

adj.

（商业上或财务上）鲁莽的，冒险的；

变形

复数：wildcats

英英释义

n.

an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

同义词：wildcat well

a cruelly rapacious person

同义词：beastwolfsavagebrute

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

adj.

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\"

without official authorization

\"wildcat work stoppage\"

同义词：unauthorizedunauthorised

(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\"

词组短语

wildcat well

双语例句

用作名词(n.)The old man kicked the wildcat downstairs.那个老人将那只野猫踢下楼。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.)Drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation.在那里钻井绝对是一次盲目的行动。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.)The miners will wildcat next month.矿工们准备下月擅自开掘油井。