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

• 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。
• After changing clothes in our sod house, we look like real American cowboys or cowgirls.
  在我们的草皮屋里换好衣服后，我们看起来就像是真正的美国牛仔或女牛仔。
• 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。
• Are you really going to kill them cowboys?
  你真的准备去杀死那两个牛仔？
• She was a cheerleader for the Dallas cowboys.
  她是达拉斯牛仔队的啦啦队队长。
• With a loop large enough to go over theelk's antlers, the ski cowboys lasso their prey.
  借助足以绕过麋鹿角的大套圈，雪橇上的牛仔套住了自己的猎物。
• As the ranchers and cowboys of Sager's generation age, who will be left to do their jobs?
  随着与赛吉尔同一年代的牧场主和牛仔渐渐老去，他们的工作将来会由谁来做呢？
• They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
  他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。
• Let's play cowboys and Indians.
  我们来玩西部牛仔和印地安人。
• We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys
  我们不想看上去像一帮奸商。