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wildcat
英['waɪldkæt] 美['waɪldkæt]
单词基本解释
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

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"

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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。
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