cowboy /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A cowboy is a male character in a western. (美国西部的) 牛仔

  例：

  Boys used to play at cowboys and Indians.

  男孩子们过去常玩牛仔和印第安人的游戏。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A cowboy is a man employed to look after cattle in North America, especially in former times. (尤指旧时北美地区的) 牧牛工

  例：

  In his twenties Roosevelt had sought work as a cowboy on a ranch in the Dakota Territory.

  二十多岁时，罗斯福曾经到达科他地区的一个大牧场去找牧牛工的活儿。