cowboy
US
UK cowboy n: US (cowherd in American West) (美国西部)
SC 牛仔 niú zǎi
A few cowboys still ride horses, but today most ranch hands drive trucks.
cowboy n: UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (shoddy workman) (俚语)
SC 莽撞鬼, 冒失鬼
Before you let someone work on your house, be sure he isn't a cowboy.
cowboy n: UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (dishonest trader) (俚语)
SC 奸商
SC 不诚信的商人
Don't be taken in by cowboys who make promises that are too good to be true.
cowboy n: UK, figurative, slang (person: reckless, daring) (俚语)
SC 冒冒失失的人
SC 莽撞之人 mǎng zhuàng zhī rén
SC 牛仔 niú zǎi(比喻敢冒险的人)
The accountants regarded the designers as cowboys who never considered costs.
Scientists who observe active volcanoes at close quarters have been referred to as 'volcano cowboys'.
会计说，设计师做事冒冒失失，从来不考虑成本。
近距离观察活火山的科学家被称为 "火山牛仔"。
cowboy n as adj: UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (workman, builder: shoddy)
SC 做工差的
TC 做工差的
TC 做工差的
SC 手艺粗糙的
That cowboy roofer worked on our roof, and now it leaks more than it did before he worked on it.
cowboy n as adj: UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (trader: dishonest) (俚语)
SC 奸猾的, 不诚信的
They took action to stop cowboy traders from entering the neighborhood.
cowboy boots npl: (tall leather footwear)
SC 牛仔靴 niú zǎi xuē
In Texas men wear cowboy boots with their tuxedos.
cowboy hat n: (US cattle herder's headwear)
SC 牛仔帽 niú zǎi mào
SC 宽边高呢帽 niú zǎi mào，kuān biān gāo ní mào
Bill sat proudly on his horse, with boots on his feet and a cowboy hat on his head.
比尔自豪地骑在马上，穿着牛仔靴，头戴一顶牛仔帽。