wildcat

• n.
  • an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

    同义词： wildcat well

  • a cruelly rapacious person

    同义词： beast wolf savage brute

  • any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
• adj.
  • 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"

    同义词： unauthorized unauthorised

  • (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"

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