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

• Most of the men were cowboys from America's southwest.
  这些战士中的许多人是美国西部的牛仔。
• 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 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。
• The cowboys say they have had no racial problems and get on well with their neighbors.
  但这群牛仔却表示，他们没有任何种族的问题，他们和当地居民的关系处的不错。
• Cowboys and Hollywood films.
  牛仔和好莱坞电影闻名。
• Cowboys and Boy Scouts wear handkerchiefs.
  牛仔和童子军围头巾。娜侬戴上头巾，出去了。
• The Minnesota Vikings signed Herschel Walker from the Dallas Cowboys
  明尼苏达维京人队签下了来自达拉斯牛仔队的赫舍尔·沃克。
• There's no, you know, cowboys.
  那没有，你们知道，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。
• They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
  他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。