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

• An ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat.
  牛仔用的装饰了的马鞍；有一个高的鞍角来挂套索。
• Send me Halloween with the little witches, ghosts, cowboys and pirates.
  把万圣节，连同那些小女巫、鬼魂、牛仔和海盗一起寄给我。
• 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。
• Because I think the most significant thing is the spirit of the cowboys, but not the form.
  因为我认为最重要的是牛仔的精神而不是形式的东西。
• She was a cheerleader for the Dallas cowboys.
  她是达拉斯牛仔队的啦啦队队长。
• 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。
• They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
  他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。
• Cowboys and Hollywood films.
  牛仔和好莱坞电影闻名。
• 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。
• We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys
  我们不想看上去像一帮奸商。