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

The wildcat could have been on either side of the valley.
豹猫可能在山谷的某一侧。
Particularly exploration on Greenfields projects, where you have no resources, wildcat drilling
尤其是新建项目的勘探，没有资源，盲目钻探
The wildcat should be fitted in with the anchor chain.
锚链轮应与锚链贴合。
Small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil.
产于从得克萨斯到巴西的带斑点的小野猫。
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。
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。
Mr Cridland said a wave of 1970s-style wildcat strikes at oil refineries and power stations was "atypical".
克里德兰表示，炼油厂与电厂工人掀起的、上世纪70年代式的自发罢工浪潮，属于“个例”。
When is came to deciding which troops would carry out these wildcat schemes, the answer was always the same.
到了决定由哪支部队实施这些冒险计划时，答案总是一样的。
European wildcat, marginalized by hunting and human encroachment, pauses during a daylight hunt in Moldova.
一只受到打猎与人类侵犯而备受排斥的欧洲野猫在摩尔多瓦白天猪食时间小憩下。
Small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and malaysia.
亚洲南部和马来西亚的有斑点的小野猫。