wildcatn.
英 'waɪl(d)kæt | 美 'waɪldkæt
中文n. 野猫；莽撞的人\nadj. 不可靠的；鲁莽的\nvi. 盲目开掘油井；从事非法商业活动\nvt. 盲目钻探
野猫；莽撞的人
adj. 不可靠的；鲁莽的
vi. 盲目开掘油井；从事非法商业活动
vt. 盲目钻探
哺乳动物
词根词源
wildcat (n.)undomesticated cat, early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), from wild (adj.) + cat (n.). Meaning "savage woman" is recorded from 1570s; sense of "one who forms rash projects" is attested from 1812. The adjective in the financial speculative sense is first recorded 1838, American English.
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