wildcat

名词 wildcat:

1. an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
   同义词：wildcat well
2. a cruelly rapacious person
   同义词：beast, wolf, savage, brute
3. any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

形容词 wildcat:

1. outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
2. without official authorization
   同义词：unauthorized, unauthorised
3. (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive

1. A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
   参与未经工会允许的罢工的一个工人
2. Any of various wild felines, such as the leopard or a wildcat.
   猫科动物猫科动物的任一种，如豹或野猫

wild.cat

n.（名词）
Any of various wild felines of small to medium size, especially of the genusLynx, including the bobcat and the caracal.
野猫：小形体到中等形体的野生猫科动物的一种，尤指猞猁 属的，包括红猫和猞猁
Either of two small felines(Felis silvestris subsp. silvestris or subsp. lybica) of Europe, Asia, and Africa, often regarded as being the ancestor of the domestic cat.
欧林猫，豹猫：欧洲、亚洲和非洲的两种小体猫科动物（欧林猫 亚种 欧林猫 或亚种 利比猫） ，通常被认为是家猫的原种

A quick-tempered person.
脾气急臊的人
A person regarded as fierce.
凶悍的人，暴戾的人
An oil or natural-gas well drilled in an area not known to be productive.
野猫井，初探井：在未知是否产出的地区钻探的油井或天然气井
A workers` strike unauthorized by their union.
未经工会允许的工人罢工
adj.（形容词）

Risky or unsound, especially financially.
（尤指财政上）冒险的，不可靠的
Issued by a financially irresponsible bank:
冒险性企业发行的：由财政上不负责任的银行发行的：
例句：
wildcat currency.
不可靠银行发行的货币

Operating or accomplished outside the norms of standard, ethical business procedures:
非法经营的：不按常规标准、职业道德经营或进行的：
例句：
wildcat life insurance schemes.
非法从事的终生人寿保险计划

Of, relating to, or being an oil or natural-gas well drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive.
野猫井的，初探井的：在不知是否产出的地区投机钻探的油井或汽井的，与此相关的或作为此的
Undertaken by workers without approval of the officials of their union:
未经工会同意的：工人未经工会官员同意而采取的：
例句：
a wildcat strike.
未经工会允许的罢工

v.（动词）
wild.cat.ted,wild.cat.ting,wild.cats
v.tr.（及物动词）
To prospect for (oil, for example) in an area supposed to be unproductive.
盲目开掘：在认为资源不足的地区盲目找（如油）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To prospect for oil or other minerals in an area not known to be productive.
盲目钻井：在资源依据不足的地区找油或其它矿物
To go out on an unauthorized labor strike.
举行野猫式罢工：举行未经工会批准的劳动罢工