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wildcat是什么意思

2024-02-20 14:23:16
wildcat
美[waɪldkæt]  英[waɪldkæt]
n.  野猫
adj.  靠不住的;未经允许的
v.  盲目开掘
  过去式:wildcatted  过去分词:wildcatted  现在分词:wildcatting  第三人称单数:wildcats
  近义词:unlawful,wildcatwell,unauthorized,unauthorised,savage,brute,beast,wolf,

英英释义

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"

例句

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 ones 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。