cowboy

英 [ˈkaʊbɔɪ]

美 [ˈkaʊbɔɪ]

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

复数：cowboys　

Collins.2 / BNC.8757 / COCA.5048

牛津词典

noun

（美国西部的）牛仔
a man who rides a horse and whose job is to take care of cattle in the western parts of the US
1. cowboy boots
  牛仔靴
（美国西部影片中的）牛仔
a man like this as a character in a film/movie about the American West
1. children playing a game of cowboys and Indians
  玩美国西部牛仔与印第安人游戏的孩子们
（尤指产品质量差或索价太高的）奸商
a dishonest person in business, especially sb who produces work of bad quality or charges too high a price

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。

noun

a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
Synonym:cowpuncherpunchercowmancattlemancowpokecowhandcowherd
someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)
a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
Synonym:rodeo rider

A cowboy fell off his horse and broke his leg on the prairie.
一个牛仔在大草原上从马背上摔了下来，摔断了腿。
You idiot, you stupid cowboy, you blinded me, I'm suing!
你这个白痴！你这个笨牛仔！你弄瞎我了！我要告你！
He wore frayed jeans and cowboy shirts.
他穿着磨破的牛仔裤和牛仔衬衫。
Now, why am I wearing a cowboy outfit?
但我为什么要穿牛仔装？
And what's with the cowboy thing?
还有怎么变成牛仔了？
We went to a gay cowboy bar.
我们去了一个同志牛仔酒吧。
Don't waste your time. I've been to a lot of cowboy films.
别浪费时间了，西部片我看过许多了。
He had sought work as a cowboy, rounding up cattle
他找了一份放牛的差事，负责把牛赶到一起。
This was the job of the cowboy.
这就是牛仔的工作。
We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys
我们不想看上去像一帮奸商。