cowboys

英 [ˈkaʊbɔɪz]

美 [ˈkaʊˌbɔɪz]

n.  (美国西部的)牛仔; (美国西部影片中的)牛仔; (尤指产品质量差或索价太高的)奸商
cowboy的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (西部电影中的)牛仔，骑马牧人
  Acowboyis a male character in a western.
  1. Boys used to play at cowboys and Indians.
     男孩们过去常玩西部牛仔与印第安人的游戏。
  2. ...cowboy films.
     西部牛仔影片
• (尤指旧时北美的)牧牛工，牛仔
  Acowboyis a man employed to look after cattle in North America, especially in former times.
• N-COUNT 奸商;粗心大意的商人;无经验的商人
  You can refer to someone who runs a business as acowboyif they run it dishonestly or are not experienced, skilful, or careful in their work.
  1. We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys...
     我们不想看上去像一帮奸商。
  2. Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.
     幸运的是，这样的欺诈公司越来越少了。

双语例句

• You don't see the old drugstore Cowboys around this part of town anymore.
  在这个镇的这片地方你再也看不到以往那些杂货店牛仔了。
• In Denver Colorado you may see some real cowboys.
  在科罗拉多州的丹佛你可以看到真正的牛仔。
• Boys used to play at cowboys and Indians.
  男孩们过去常玩西部牛仔与印第安人的游戏。
• After changing clothes in our sod house, we look like real American cowboys or cowgirls.
  在我们的草皮屋里换好衣服后，我们看起来就像是真正的美国牛仔或女牛仔。
• They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
  他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。
• My gang left me in the desert. I felt like all the other Cowboys hated my guts.
  我的同伙把我扔在沙漠里，我感觉所有的牛仔都恨我入骨。
• Lassos are used particularly by cowboys to catch cattle and horses.
  套索是牛仔专门用来捕捉牛和马的。
• Cowboys and Boy Scouts wear handkerchiefs.
  牛仔和童子军围头巾。娜侬戴上头巾，出去了。
• Let's play cowboys and Indians.
  我们来玩西部牛仔和印地安人。
• Cowboys drove covered wagons and rode horses, lassoing cattle.
  牛仔们有的赶着大篷车，有的骑着马，抛套索捕牛。