wildcat

['waildkæt]

n.野猫
adj.靠不住的, 未经允许的
v.盲目开掘

词形变化

动词过去式: wildcatted | 动词过去分词: wildcatted | 动词现在分词: wildcatting | 动词第三人称单数: wildcats |

词义辨析

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英英释义

名词 wildcat:

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：beast, wolf, savage, brute

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

形容词 wildcat:

outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices

without official authorization

同义词：unauthorized, unauthorised

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

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