wildcat
名词 wildcat:
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
形容词 wildcat:
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
without official authorization
同义词:unauthorized, unauthorised
(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive