| 单词 | wildcatted |
| 释义 | wildcatted in British Englishpast participle of verb, past tense of verb wildcat wildcat in British English (ˈwaɪldˌkæt) nounWord forms: plural -cats or -cat 1. a wild European cat, Felis silvestris, that resembles the domestic tabby but is larger and has a bushy tail 2. any of various other felines, esp of the genus Lynx, such as the lynx and the caracal 3. US and Canadian another name for bobcat 4. informal a savage or aggressive person 5. an exploratory drilling for petroleum or natural gas 6. US and Canadian an unsound commercial enterprise 7. US and Canadian a railway locomotive in motion without drawing any carriages or wagons Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): light engine8. (modifier) US and Canadian a. of or relating to an unsound business enterprise wildcat stock b. financially or commercially unsound a wildcat project 9. (modifier) US and Canadian (of a train) running without permission or outside the timetable verbWord forms: -cats, -catting or -catted 10. (intransitive) to drill for petroleum or natural gas in an area having no known reserves Derived forms wildcatting (ˈwildˌcatting) noun, adjective |
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