wildcat for oil
collocation为找油而在未勘探地区钻探
They spent years wildcatting for oil in the Alaskan wilderness.
他们在阿拉斯加荒野花了多年时间，为找油而在未勘探地区钻探。
在未经勘探的地区钻井；盲目钻探
wildcats — third person singular of wildcat
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在未经勘探的地区钻井；盲目钻探
To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.
The company plans to wildcat in the remote desert next year.
该公司计划明年在偏远的沙漠地区钻探石油。
在未发现石油的地区钻探石油。
To drill for oil in an area where no oil has been found before.
wildcat
Base
原形
wildcats
3rd person
第三人称单数
wildcatting
-ing
现在分词
wildcatted
Past
过去式
wildcatted
Past participle
过去分词
Some companies wildcat in remote regions every year.
有些公司每年都在偏远地区钻探石油。
They wildcatted there last summer and found nothing.
去年夏天他们在那里钻探石油，结果一无所获。
The crew is wildcatting just outside town these days.
这些天钻井队就在城外钻探石油。
‘wildcat’作动词指在未勘探地区钻井探油。注意拼写变化：wildcat → wildcatting / wildcatted。
They wildcatted for months before finally striking oil.
他们盲目钻探了数月，最终打出了石油。
After wildcatting for a year, the team found nothing.
经过一年的勘探钻探，团队一无所获。
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为找油而在未勘探地区钻探
They spent years wildcatting for oil in the Alaskan wilderness.
他们在阿拉斯加荒野花了多年时间，为找油而在未勘探地区钻探。
去进行勘探性钻探
A few lucky investors went wildcatting in the newly opened fields.
少数幸运的投资者去了新开放的油田进行勘探性钻探。
在未经勘探的地区钻探石油
The small company wildcatted the region and unexpectedly hit a rich reservoir.
这家小公司在未经勘探的地区钻探石油，意外发现了丰富的储层。
在未勘探区钻探测井
It is risky to wildcat a well in territory with no oil history.
在没有石油历史的地区钻探测井是有风险的。
未经工会批准的罢工
The workers staged a wildcat strike after the company cut their wages.
公司削减工资后，工人们举行了未经工会批准的罢工。
在未探明地区钻探的勘探井
Drilling a wildcat well is risky because there is no guarantee of oil.
钻一口勘探井风险很大，因为不能保证有石油。
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把野猫(wildcat)想成在荒野乱钻的猫，没发现石油的地方也拼命挖，wildcatting 就是盲目钻探。
语域：neutral 常见场景：石油勘探行业、油田开发讨论 该动词通常用于石油勘探领域，指在尚未发现石油的地区试钻探井；多出现在行业报告或地质讨论中，日常会话较少使用。
结尾都是 /kæt/ 的单词有 cat、bobcat、tomcat、copycat、polecat，它们都与 wildcat /ˈwaɪldˌkæt/ 的 -cat 押韵。注意拼写相近的 wildcard /ˈwaɪldˌkɑːrd/ 和 cater /ˈkeɪtər/ 发音不同，不要照拼写类推。
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