cowboy

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n. 牛仔, 牛郎, 牧童

发音

AU /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/

词形变化

cowboys 复数 cowboys cowboyed cowboying cowboys 三单 cowboying 现在分词 cowboyed 过去式 cowboyed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

牛仔；牧童；莽撞的人

in the US, a man who rides a horse and whose job is to care for cattle

Boys used to play at cowboys and Indians.

男孩子们过去常玩牛仔和印第安人的游戏。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.

    牛仔

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.

    牧人

    可数 非正式 不可数
  4. 4.

    A dishonest or incompetent independent tradesman.

    新西兰 可数 非正式 不可数
  5. 5.

    A playing card of king rank.

    可数 俚语 不可数 游戏
  6. 6.

    Ellipsis of cowboy pool.

    不可数 可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To work as a cowboy, herding cattle.

    不及物

    Derwood Bailey cowboyed for 50 cents a day, a noon meal, and a gallon of oats for his horse.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

cattleman cowman

上位词 8

man adventurer cowhand cowherd cowpoke cowpuncher puncher venturer

相关短语

cowboy caviar cowboy hat n. 牛仔帽, 宽边高呢帽 cowboy hats cowboy shot cowboy shots Cowboy State cowboy beans cowboy up cowboy supper cowboy suppers cowboy shower cowboy showers cowboy coffee cowboy tea cowboy church

词源

PIE word *gʷṓws From cow + boy. More on Wikipedia.

来源：wiktionary