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。
• We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys
  我们不想看上去像一帮奸商。
• You don't see the old drugstore Cowboys around this part of town anymore.
  在这个镇的这片地方你再也看不到以往那些杂货店牛仔了。
• And now you Cowboys Waltz in and smash my work to pieces!
  但现在你们这群跳华尔兹的牛仔把我的工作击了个粉碎！
• Cowboys and Hollywood films.
  牛仔和好莱坞电影闻名。
• The cowboys say they have had no racial problems and get on well with their neighbors.
  但这群牛仔却表示，他们没有任何种族的问题，他们和当地居民的关系处的不错。
• 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。
• 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。
• A boot with a high arch and fancy stitching; worn by American cowboys.
  具有高高的鞋弓和奇特的缝合方法的靴子；供美国牛仔穿着。
• In Denver Colorado you may see some real cowboys.
  在科罗拉多州的丹佛你可以看到真正的牛仔。