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Cowboy N Count 可数名词 Ranch Cattle Work Called 英

英语单词 cowboy
英美音标 英 ['kaʊbɔɪ] 美 ['kaʊbɔɪ]
中文释义 n.牛仔
英语例句 (1) The cowboy lives an idle life.
(2) One evening the school put on a cowboy film.
中文例句 (1) 牛仔过着悠闲的生活。
(2) 有天晚上学校放映了一部牛仔片。
vocabulary简明 A cowboy is a ranch worker whose job is to herd or tend cattle while riding a horse. If you visit a ranch, you may get to watch cowboys doing tricks with lassos.
vocabulary扩展 Cowboys work hard caring for herds of cattle, and they are experts at doing their jobs on horseback. Many cowboys also perform in rodeos, either for money or just for fun. A cowboy is traditionally male, and while there are women who do the same work on ranches, they're typically called cowgirls. The word cowboy dates from the early 1800s in the Western United States — sometimes these ranch workers were called cowhands or cowpokes.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](西部电影中的)牛仔,骑马牧人 A cowboy is a male character in a western.
  • 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。

  • ...cowboy films.

    西部牛仔影片

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指旧时北美的)牧牛工,牛仔 A cowboy is a man employed to look after cattle in North America, especially in former times.
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    [N-COUNT 可数名词]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 a cowboy if they run it dishonestly or are not experienced, skilful, or careful in their work.
      [oft N n]
      [disapproval]
      [BRIT 英]
    • We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys...

      我们不想看上去像一帮奸商。

    • Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.

      幸运的是,这样的欺诈公司越来越少了。

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