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wildcat

/ˈwaɪldˌkæt/

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noun

野猫，山猫

A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically

Examples :

"While hiking in the forest, we saw a wildcat disappear into the trees. "

在森林里徒步的时候，我们看到一只野猫钻进了树林里。

animal nature organism

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noun

野猫般的人, 泼妇，性情粗暴的人。

A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.

Examples :

"After losing the game, Maria became a total wildcat, yelling and throwing her water bottle. "

输掉比赛后，玛丽亚简直像变了个人，成了一只十足的泼妇，又喊又叫，还乱扔水瓶。

person character attitude animal

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noun

野猫战术, 外接手接球阵型

An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.

Examples :

"The football team surprised everyone by running the wildcat on the last play, catching the defense off guard. "

橄榄球队在最后一攻中出人意料地使用了野猫战术，让对方防守措手不及.

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noun

猫头，起锚机松轮.

A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.

Examples :

"The sailor adjusted the wildcat on the capstan to grip the anchor chain more securely. "

水手调整了起锚机上的猫头松轮，以便更牢固地抓住锚链。

nautical machine sailing

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noun

野猫银行券，非法纸币

Clipping of wildcat money, notes issued by a wildcat bank.

Examples :

"During the 1850s, people were often hesitant to accept wildcat as payment, fearing the bank behind it would fail. "

在十九世纪五十年代，人们常常犹豫是否接受野猫银行券（非法纸币）作为支付手段，因为担心发行这些纸币的银行会倒闭。

finance business economy history

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verb

勘探性钻探，冒险钻探。

To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.

Examples :

"The oil company plans to wildcat in the unexplored region north of the city. "

这家石油公司计划在城市北部那片未经勘探的区域进行勘探性钻探。

geology fuel energy industry business

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adjective

野鸡的，不正规的。

(usually derogatory) Of or concerning businesses operating outside standard or legitimate practice, especially:

Examples :

"The company refused to invest in the project, fearing it was a wildcat scheme with little chance of success. "

这家公司拒绝投资这个项目，因为他们担心这是一个野鸡计划，几乎没有成功的机会。

business economy

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adjective

定制的，手工制造的

Of or concerning customized or hand-made cartridges.

Examples :

"He spends his weekends reloading ammunition and experimenting with wildcat cartridge designs for improved accuracy in his custom rifle. "

他周末都在重装弹药，并且试验定制的弹壳设计，以提高他那把定制步枪的精准度。

technical weapon industry

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adjective

未经批准的，擅自的。

Unauthorized by the proper authorities.

Examples :

"The workers initiated a wildcat strike because their union hadn't approved it. "

工人们发起了一场未经批准的罢工，因为他们的工会并没有同意。

government politics organization

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noun

改造弹，非制式子弹。

A cartridge modified from another calibre rather than being commercially produced.

Examples :

"Since commercial ammunition for his vintage rifle was unavailable, the hunter used a wildcat he created by resizing a common cartridge case. "

由于他的老式步枪没有市售弹药可用，猎人便使用了一种改造弹，这种弹药是他通过改变常见弹壳尺寸制成的。

technical weapon military

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非法罢工，野猫式罢工

(organized labour) A labour strike that has not been authorized by the leaders of a trade union.

Examples :

"The factory workers initiated a wildcat strike after management announced unexpected pay cuts, despite the union leadership advising against it. "

尽管工会领导反对，工厂工人在管理层宣布意外降薪后，还是发起了一场野猫式罢工/非法罢工。

organization business economy job work industry