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cowboy

美音:[´kau´bɔı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´kau´bɔı ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.<美>牛仔,牧童,美国西部牧人

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cowboy


/'kaʊbɔɪ; `kau,bɔɪ/
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. 这所房屋有这么多毛病, 其原因就在于承建者都是滑头.
* [attrib 作定语] cowboy builders, stockbrokers, etc 不老实的建筑商、证券经纪人等.

cowboy


n[C]
in the US, a man who rides a horse and whose job is to care for cattle
BrE someone who is dishonest in business, or who produces very bad quality work
 a firm of cowboy builders
cowboys and Indians
a game played by children who fight while pretending to be cowboys and Native Americans
1. Or the honest-but-framed cowboy, or the sheriff made suspect by vicious gossip;
    诚实却遭陷害的牛仔或因流言蜚语蒙受嫌疑的司法官。

2. He is a honest cowboy.
    他是一个老实的牛仔.

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