cowboy
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A cowboy is a male character in a western. (美国西部的) 牛仔
Boys used to play at cowboys and Indians. 男孩子们过去常玩牛仔和印第安人的游戏。
2. N-COUNT A cowboy is a man employed to look after cattle in North America, especially in former times. (尤指旧时北美地区的) 牧牛工
In his twenties Roosevelt had sought work as a cowboy on a ranch in the Dakota Territory. 二十多岁时，罗斯福曾经到达科他地区的一个大牧场去找牧牛工的活儿。
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cowboy /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/ (cowboys)
剑桥词典
cowboy noun [C] (FARM WORKER)
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a person , especially in the western US, whose job is to take care of cattle , and who usually rides a horse , or a similar character in a film
（尤指美国西部的）牛仔，牧人
The ranch employed ten or twelve cowboys. 牧场雇了十一二个牛仔。
He was wearing cowboy boots and a cowboy hat . 他脚蹬牛仔靴，头戴牛仔帽。
I don't much like cowboy films /movies . 我不大喜欢看牛仔片。
cowboy noun [C] (DISHONEST PERSON)
UK informalsomeone who is not honest , careful , or skilful in their trade or business , or someone who ignores rules that most people obey and is therefore not considered to be responsible
弄虚作假的商人；粗心大意的人；不负责任的人，莽撞鬼
Those builders are a bunch of cowboys - they made a terrible job of our extension . 那些建筑商是一帮不负责任的奸商——他们把我们的扩建工程弄得一团糟。 返回 cowboy