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Cowboy N Count 英[ˈkaʊbɔɪ 美[ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ N.牛仔;牧童;富有冒险精神的英雄;[俚语]莽撞的人 西部电影中的)牛仔,骑马牧人 Male Character

单词 cowboy
音标
英[ˈkaʊbɔɪ] 美[ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ]
解释
n.牛仔;牧童;富有冒险精神的英雄;[俚语]莽撞的人;
例句

N-COUNT
(西部电影中的)牛仔,骑马牧人
A cowboy is a male character in a western.
例: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。
例:...cowboy films.西部牛仔影片

N-COUNT
(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.

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 a cowboy if they run it dishonestly or are not experienced, skilful, or careful in their work.
例:We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys...我们不想看上去像一帮奸商。
例:Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.幸运的是,这样的欺诈公司越来越少了。
变形
pl:cowboys~

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