英语词汇“cowboy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cowboy

/ˈkaʊbɔɪ

noun

1(Especially in the western US) a man who herds and tends cattle, performing much of his work on horseback: they are always playing cowboys and Indians...

Near the heart of town, I spied a group of cowboys herding some cattle into a fenced-off pasture.
On working ranches in Colorado, guests can help with the cattle alongside the cowboys and cowgirls at work.
How odd it seemed to have once played cowboys and Indians on the same rocks, then warm and white in the afternoon sun.

Synonyms

cattleman, cowhand, cowman, cowherd, herder, herdsman, drover, stockman, rancher;

in Spanish-speaking America gaucho, llanero, ranchero, vaquero

North American informal cowpuncher, cowpoke, broncobuster

North American dated buckaroo

archaic herd

2British informal A dishonest or careless person in business, especially an unqualified one: [as modifier]: cowboy coach firms are alleged to have flouted safety rules...

I wanted to make certain that we were going about it correctly, and not employing cowboys on our business.
‘It is not the case of a cowboy firm failing to contact the Environment Agency in order to cut costs,’ he said.
He also accused some motorists of behaving like ignoramuses and cowboys who put business in jeopardy.

Synonyms

cheat, swindler, fraudster, trickster, charlatan, scoundrel, rogue, rascal, unscrupulous operator;

incompetent, amateur, bungler, blunderer, bumbler

British informal bodger

verb [no object] North American informal

Work as a cowboy.Having shared the dangers of their trek on my first season cowboying, they assumed I would return....

After years of cowboying, he had been ready to settle into something that would keep him still the rest of his days.
During the ‘30s he cowboyed Sonora County's rough country of rimrocks, canyons and sotols for $30 a month.

Phrasal verbs

cowboy up

单词	cowboy
释义	cowboy /ˈkaʊbɔɪ / noun 1(Especially in the western US) a man who herds and tends cattle, performing much of his work on horseback: they are always playing cowboys and Indians... Near the heart of town, I spied a group of cowboys herding some cattle into a fenced-off pasture. On working ranches in Colorado, guests can help with the cattle alongside the cowboys and cowgirls at work. How odd it seemed to have once played cowboys and Indians on the same rocks, then warm and white in the afternoon sun. Synonyms cattleman, cowhand, cowman, cowherd, herder, herdsman, drover, stockman, rancher; in Spanish-speaking America gaucho, llanero, ranchero, vaquero North American informal cowpuncher, cowpoke, broncobuster North American dated buckaroo archaic herd 2British informal A dishonest or careless person in business, especially an unqualified one: [as modifier]: cowboy coach firms are alleged to have flouted safety rules... I wanted to make certain that we were going about it correctly, and not employing cowboys on our business. ‘It is not the case of a cowboy firm failing to contact the Environment Agency in order to cut costs,’ he said. He also accused some motorists of behaving like ignoramuses and cowboys who put business in jeopardy. Synonyms cheat, swindler, fraudster, trickster, charlatan, scoundrel, rogue, rascal, unscrupulous operator; incompetent, amateur, bungler, blunderer, bumbler British informal bodger verb [no object] North American informal Work as a cowboy.Having shared the dangers of their trek on my first season cowboying, they assumed I would return.... After years of cowboying, he had been ready to settle into something that would keep him still the rest of his days. During the ‘30s he cowboyed Sonora County's rough country of rimrocks, canyons and sotols for $30 a month. Phrasal verbs cowboy up
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