| 释义 |
Noun: wildcat wIldkat- An exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
- wildcat well - A cruelly rapacious person
- beast, wolf, savage, brute - Any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
Adjective: wildcat wIldkat- Outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
"wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes" - Without official authorization
"wildcat work stoppage"
- unauthorized, unauthorised [Brit] - (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
"drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
Derived forms: wildcats See also: explorative, exploratory, unofficial, unsound Type of: aggressor, assailant, assailer, assaulter, attacker, cat, oil well, oiler, true cat Part of: Felis, genus Felis Encyclopedia: Wildcat |