wildcat
英 ['waɪl(d)kæt]
美 ['waɪldkæt]
- n. 野猫；莽撞的人
- adj. 不可靠的；鲁莽的
- vi. 盲目开掘油井；从事非法商业活动
- vt. 盲目钻探
英文词源
- wildcat (n.)
- undomesticated cat, early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), from wild (adj.) + cat (n.). Meaning "savage woman" is recorded from 1570s; sense of "one who forms rash projects" is attested from 1812. The adjective in the financial speculative sense is first recorded 1838, American English.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The discovery rate for wildcat wells in the Denver basin has changed radically with time.
- 丹佛盆地的探井发现率随时间变化得很快.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The wildcat strikes have come under the backdrop of rapidly rising unemployment.
- 由于失业率迅速上升,英国工人擅自组织罢工(抗议外籍工人抢其饭碗).
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