Boys used to play at cowboys and Indians.男孩們過去常玩西部牛仔與印第安人的游戲。...cowboy films.西部牛仔影片
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(尤指舊時北美的)牧牛工,牛仔
A cowboy is a man employed to look after cattle in North America, especially in former times.
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奸商;粗心大意的商人;無經驗的商人
You can refer to someone who runs a business as a cowboy if they run it dishonestly or are not experienced, skilful, or careful in their work.
例句
We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys...我們不想看上去像一幫奸商。Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.幸運的是,這樣的欺詐公司越來越少了。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
牧牛工,牛仔
Cowboys do a roundup of cows.牛仔把牛趕到一起。The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.牧童牽著牛淌過淺溪。He traded a job in New York City for the life of a cowboy.他放棄了在紐約的工作,去過牛仔生活。Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.大多數美國西部電影都是關于牛仔和紅色的印第安人的。In the Wild West there were cowboys who used to hunt down any man with a price on his head.在西大荒,牛仔們曾為得到懸賞而窮追任何要追捕的對象。In his last film he starred as a cowboy.他在其最后一部影片中擔任主角,扮演一位牛仔。
<口>冒失鬼,胡鬧的家伙
There are too many cowboys in the business these days.近來商界中,瞎吵胡鬧的家伙太多。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
2. a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
3. someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)