单词 | wildcat |
释义 | wildcat /waɪldkæt/ adjective (informal) [only before noun] (hr 人力资源) a wildcat strike happens suddenly and without the official support of a trade union (罢工)未经工会同意的◆4 000 workers may be fired unless they put a stop to wildcat strikes. 除非停止这次未经工会同意的罢工,否则 4000 名工人可能会被解雇。 ➡ lightning strike 2.(about a business or project) that has not been carefully planned and that will probably not be successful; that does not follow normal standards and methods (企业或项目)未经认真规划的,不稳妥的◆he made the mistake of putting his money into a wildcat scheme. 他错误地把资金投入到一个不成熟的项目上。◆wildcat stocks 非法股票 wildcat /waɪldkæt/ noun (informal) [countable] (name) an oil or gas well (= a deep hole in the ground) made in an area where oil or gas has not yet been found 盲目开掘的油井(或天然气井);勘探井◆the company expects ten wildcats to be drilled this year. 公司预计今年将开掘十口勘探井。2.a business or project that will probably not be financially successful 高风险的计划 wildcat /waɪldkæt/ verb (informal) [intransitive] (name) to look for oil where nobody has looked for it before 盲目开掘油井◆they were wildcatting for oil in texas. 他们在得克萨斯州挖井找油。 ▸ wildcatter noun [countable] ◆he was a wildcatter in the '60s in the oilfields of wyoming. 他 60 年代曾在怀俄明州油田盲目开掘找油。☞ wildcat☞ wildcat☞ wildcat |
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