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cowboy怎么读

音标:英 ['kaʊbɒɪ] 美['kaʊbɔɪ]

cowboy是什么意思

  • n. 牛仔;牧童;莽撞的人

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cowboy的词态变化


复数: cowboys;

中文词源


cowboy 牛仔

来自cow和boy的组合词。

英文词源


cowboy (n.)
1725, "boy who tends to cows," from cow (n.) + boy. Sense in Western U.S. is from 1849; in figurative use by 1942 for "brash and reckless young man" (as an adjective meaning "reckless," from 1920s). Cowhand is first attested 1852 in American English (see hand (n.)). Cowpoke (said to be 1881, not in popular use until 1940s) was said to be originally restricted to the cowboys who prodded cattle onto railroad cars with long poles.

cowboy的双语例句


1. He had sought work as a cowboy, rounding up cattle.
他找了一份放牛的差事,负责把牛赶到一起。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.
幸运的是,这样的欺诈公司越来越少了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He wore frayed jeans and cowboy shirts.
他穿着磨破的牛仔裤和牛仔衬衫。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.
牧童牵着牛淌过浅溪.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. In his last film he starred as a cowboy.
他在其最后一部影片中担任主角,扮演一位牛仔.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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