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cowboy

/kou-boi/US // ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ //UK // (ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ) //

牛仔,牛郎,绅士

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a man who herds and tends cattle on a ranch, especially in the western U.S., and who traditionally goes about most of his work on horseback.
    • : a man who exhibits the skills attributed to such cowboys, especially in rodeos.
    • : Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a reckless or speedy automobile driver.
    • : Informal. a reckless or irresponsible person, especially a show-off or one who undertakes a dangerous or sensitive task heedlessly: They put foreign policy in the hands of cowboys.
    • : a member of a pro-British guerrilla band that operated between the American and British lines near New York City.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to work as a cowboy.

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Examples

  • The cowboy, setting out alone across the landscape, accompanied only by his faithful horse and his ten-gallon hat.

  • While some TikTok users lean toward humor — such as the family dancing on a frozen pool or the man who invented a shovel-themed dance in the snow, which he performs in his underwear and a cowboy hat — others are showing the harsh conditions.

  • As Dwight Eisenhower watched his inaugural parade from a reviewing stand in 1953, he was lassoed like a runaway steer by a cowboy movie star.

  • In the footage, Kawaski Trawick is walking through the hallway of his apartment building in his underwear, a fitted sleeveless jacket and cowboy boots.

  • Billy Joe talked the way a modern cowboy would speak, if he stepped out of the West and lived today.

  • Thus it attracted a wave of cowboy operators to fly passengers and cargo between cities.

  • This explains the crumpled look of his beautiful red velvet suit paired with cowboy boots and a flowery style shirt.

  • And he had a cowboy hat that he liked touching, too—he smoothed the brim back like it was a ducktail haircut.

  • The notion of a “spread”—the mythical Texas ranch that every Texas cowboy hopes for—fueled his imagination.

  • George W. Bush is six feet even before slipping on the cowboy boots.

  • Mr. Nelson elected to ride horseback with Andy Rawlinson, which was the name of the good-looking cowboy.

  • "Anyway, git that out of your head about Morgan's ranch never havin' any visitors," said another cowboy.

  • "Two of them," he thought exultantly, as he held himself and the cowboy against the trunk of a tree.

  • He had struck up quite a liking for the head cowboy, and the two walked along together.

  • "I'll send the guns over to Levine's office to-morrow," answered the head cowboy.