wildcatter

wildcatter

美 　英

• na.做冒险[投机]事业的人；〈美俚〉瞎掘油井的人
• 网络投机份子；盲目开采油井者；勘探者

词形变化

复数：wildcatters  

英汉解释

na.	1. 〈美俚〉瞎掘油井的人;做冒险[投机]事业的人

英英解释

n.	1. a prospector for oil in areas not yet known to be productive 2. a developer or promoter of risky or fraudulent business ventures 3. a participant in a sudden strike not authorized by the labor union that he or she belongs to

例句

"THE bad news is we didn't hit oil, " ran the old wildcatter's joke.

“坏消息是我们没有钻探到石油，”过去的投机石油家常常这样开玩笑说。