Word · Frequency #23016
wildcats
野猫
wildcats is the plural of wildcat.
A cat living in the wild, especially a small or medium-sized cat resembling a domestic cat.
- 1.
A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically:
生活在荒野中的猫,具体指:
- 2.
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
在未知油田地区钻探的探井
- 3.
A person who acts like a wildcat, (usually) a violent and easily-angered person or a sexually vigorous one.
行为像野猫的人,(通常)暴力且易怒的人或性能力强的人。
- 4.
a cruelly rapacious person
残酷贪婪的人
- 5.
An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.
一种进攻阵型,具有不平衡的线,并直接将球传给跑卫而不是四分卫。
- 6.
any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
类似家猫的中小型野生猫科动物
- 7.
A wheel that can be adjusted so as to revolve either with or on the shaft of a capstan.
可以调整以便与绞盘轴一起或在其上旋转的轮子。
野猫井;勘探井;像野猫一样的人;凶悍的人;暴躁的人;性欲旺盛的人;残忍贪婪的人;掠夺成性的人;野猫阵型;绞盘离合轮
In use
The hikers stayed quiet when a wildcat appeared on the trail.
Wildcats are solitary hunters that depend on sharp claws and keen senses.
Our guide pointed out a wildcat resting on a distant branch.
Connections
Collocations
- wildcat species
- 野猫物种
- The wildcat species is rarely seen in the wild.野猫物种在野外很少见到。
- drill a wildcat
- 钻一口野猫井(勘探井)
- They plan to drill a wildcat in the remote desert.他们计划在偏远的沙漠钻一口野猫井(勘探井)。
- wildcat formation
- 野猫阵型(橄榄球进攻阵型)
- The team practiced the wildcat formation all week.全队练习了一周的野猫阵型。
- fight like a wildcat
- 像野猫一样拼命搏斗
- He fights like a wildcat when provoked.他被激怒时像野猫一样拼命搏斗。
Idioms & figurative uses
- wildcat strike
- 未经工会批准的罢工;自发罢工The union refused to support the wildcat strike at the factory.工会拒绝支持工厂的那场自发罢工。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象:wild(野)+ cat(猫)→ 荒野里的猫,既指真野猫,也喻像野猫一样凶悍的人或荒野乱钻的探油井。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:nature documentaries、nature writing、casual conversation about animals 指生活在野外的猫科动物(如猞猁、短尾猫等)时,通常为中性用词,多用于自然类节目、科普读物或日常谈论动物的场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -cat 结尾。cat、bobcat、tomcat、copycat、pussycat 的末尾 -cat 都读 /kæt/(或 /ˌkæt/),与 wildcat 词尾 /ˌkæt/ 的元音和辅音一致,可作发音对照;但 wildcat 的主重音在第一个音节 /waɪl-/ 上,后面的 /kæt/ 只是次重音,所以严格说它们并不与整个词完全押韵。注意 wildcat 中的 wild 读 /waɪld/,不要把它读成 /wɪld/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.