Cowboy
[ 'ka?b?i ]
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n. 牛仔;牧童;富有冒險精神的英雄;[俚語]莽撞的人;
?? 例句
The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.
牧童牽著牛淌過淺溪.
?? 聯想助記
【記】cow-母牛,boy-男孩:在放母牛的男孩是牧童
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
cowboy
n
1 man, usu on horseback, who looks after grazing cattle in the western parts of the US （美國西部的）牛仔, 牧童
[attrib 作定語]
a cowboy movie, ie one featuring adventures in the American West 牛仔影片.
2 (Brit infml derog 口, 貶) tradesman or businessman whose work, business practices, etc are incompetent or dishonest 無能的或不老實的商人或經營者
The house has all these defects because it was built by cowboys. 這所房屋有這麼多毛病, 其原因就在於承建者都是滑頭.
[attrib 作定語]
cowboy builders, stockbrokers, etc 不老實的建筑商、 證券經紀人等.
?? 擴展釋義
*['kaub?i]n. 牛仔, 牛郎, 牧童
?? 同為「公共英語」詞匯
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Soon.
很快。
Do you have an appointment?
你有預約嗎？
torn by the noise of the taxicabs, lorries and buses, and thronged ceaselessly by great crowds.
街道上充斥著汽油味和有毒氣體，出租汽車、卡車、公共汽車的噪音刺耳難忍，絡繹不絕的人群擠來擠去。