wildcat

英 [ˈwaɪldkæt]

美 [ˈwaɪldkæt]

adj.  (罢工)未经工会同意的，突然自发进行的; (计划不周密而)不稳妥的; 不按正常标准的
v.  勘探石油
n.  野猫(生活在山区或森林里)

复数：wildcats　现在分词：wildcatting　

BNC.23016 / COCA.22252

牛津词典

adj.

（罢工）未经工会同意的，突然自发进行的
a wildcat strike happens suddenly and without the official support of a trade/labor union
（计划不周密而）不稳妥的；不按正常标准的
that has not been carefully planned and that will probably not be successful; that does not follow normal standards and methods

verb

noun

N-COUNT 野猫
Awildcatis a cat which is very fierce and lives especially in mountains and forests.
1. 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。
ADJ (罢工)未经工会同意的，自发进行的
Awildcatstrike happens suddenly, as a result of a decision by a group of workers, and is not officially approved by a trade union.
1. 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。
2. ...wildcat stoppages on public transport.
  公共交通部门的自发性罢工
ADJ (计划、项目或生意等)冒险的，计划不周详的
Awildcatscheme, project, or business is risky and likely to fail, usually because there has not been enough planning.
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。

noun

any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
Synonym:wildcat well
a cruelly rapacious person
Synonym:beastwolfsavagebrute

adj

(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
1. drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation
2. a wildcat mine
3. wildcat drilling
4. wildcat wells
without official authorization
1. an unauthorized strike
2. wildcat work stoppage
Synonym:unauthorizedunauthorised
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
1. wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks
2. wildcat stock speculation
3. a wildcat airline
4. wildcat life insurance schemes

Widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor.
广泛分布于非洲和小亚细亚的野猫。
The structures, too, are tamer than the type of wildcat notes that were popular before the crisis.
这些结构性产品也比危机前流行的那种“野猫”票据更简单。
She struggled like a wildcat, screaming invective at allen.
她像野猫似的拼命挣扎，对着艾伦尖声辱骂。
He sold the Buick dealership and moved us to a four hundred-acre farm out on Wildcat Road a few miles west of the city.
他卖掉了别克车行，带着我们一起搬到了城西几英里处威得凯特公路边一个占地400英亩的农场。
The African wildcat was tamed and deified by the ancient egyptians.
古埃及人将非洲野猫驯服并予以神化。
Bushy-tailed European wildcat resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat.
尾部多毛的欧洲野猫，形似家猫，被认为是家猫的祖先。
Slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat.
细身长腿的非洲野猫，耳朵大而无丛毛，棕色皮毛上有黑色的斑点。
Car production stopped because of a wildcat strike by workers in the body shop.
由于车身制造车间工人们的自发罢工，汽车生产停止了。
The wildcat should be fitted in with the anchor chain.
锚链轮应与锚链贴合。
My sister turns into a wildcat when she gets mad.
我姐姐生气时会变成一头野狮。