Cowboy
[ 'kaʊbɔi ]
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n. 牛仔;牧童;富有冒险精神的英雄;[俚语]莽撞的人;
📝 例句
The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.
牧童牵着牛淌过浅溪.
🌱 联想助记
【记】cow-母牛,boy-男孩:在放母牛的男孩是牧童
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
cowboy
n
1 man, usu on horseback, who looks after grazing cattle in the western parts of the US （美国西部的）牛仔, 牧童
[attrib 作定语]
a cowboy movie, ie one featuring adventures in the American West 牛仔影片.
2 (Brit infml derog 口, 贬) tradesman or businessman whose work, business practices, etc are incompetent or dishonest 无能的或不老实的商人或经营者
The house has all these defects because it was built by cowboys. 这所房屋有这麽多毛病, 其原因就在於承建者都是滑头.
[attrib 作定语]
cowboy builders, stockbrokers, etc 不老实的建筑商、 证券经纪人等.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kaubɒi]n. 牛仔, 牛郎, 牧童
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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I'm not looking for a full-time job.
我不会去找一个上全天班的工作。
When did you get off work?
你什么时候下班？
The police were astounded when Mrs.Ramsay told them what she had done.
拉姆齐太太把她所做的事告诉了警察，警察听后大为吃惊。