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

Look at the handsome man in a cowboy hat! He's smiling at us.
看！那个戴顶牛仔帽的帅哥，他正在对我们笑呢。
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。
We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys
我们不想看上去像一帮奸商。
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。
I'm just a cowboy that loves to sing.
我只是一个喜欢唱歌的牛仔。
Who is this cowboy?
这位牛仔是谁？
From then on, his name is Cowboy Andy.
从此，他的名字就成了牛仔安德鲁了。
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。
The shop sells novelty hats like plastic policeman's helmets and cowboy hats.
这家店出售像塑料警察头盔、牛仔帽那样的新奇的玩具帽子。
Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.
幸运的是，这样的欺诈公司越来越少了。