wildcat

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

wild·cat [wildcat wildcats] adjective, verb, noun BrE [ˈwaɪldkæt] NAmE [ˈwaɪldkæt]
adjective only before noun
1. a wildcat strike happens suddenly and without the official support of a ↑trade union
2. (of a business or project)that has not been carefully planned and that will probably not be successful; that does not follow normal standards and methods

Example Bank:
•Agreement was reached after several days of wildcat strikes.
•The aim of the law is to prevent wildcat stoppages.
Derived Word: ↑wildcatter
 
verb (-tt-)intransitive (NAmE)
to look for oil in a place where nobody has found any yet
Verb forms:
 
noun a type of small wild cat that lives in mountains and forests
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  unauthorized, unauthorised, beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcat well