"cowpokes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 牛仔（牧場工人）

Definition

Cowpokes 是指（尤其是美國西部的）牧場工人，負責照顧牛羣。和“牛仔”或“牧場工人”意思相同。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Cowpokes' 是美式英語中較舊的非正式用詞，常用於西部故事、電影、或談論“牛仔”的情境。和 'cowboy' 意思很接近，也可指其他牧場打工人員。現代一般對話很少見。

Examples

The cowpokes rode their horses across the field.

**牛仔**騎著馬穿越田野。

Many cowpokes worked hard from sunrise to sunset.

許多**牛仔**從日出工作到日落。

The ranch owner hired new cowpokes for the summer.

牧場主人僱了新的**牛仔**來幫忙夏天。

Those old Western movies always show tough cowpokes and wild adventure.

那些舊西部電影總是展現強悍的**牛仔**和野性的冒險。

After a long day, the cowpokes sat around the fire and told stories.

忙碌一天後，**牛仔們**圍坐在營火旁講故事。

Even today, some modern ranches still call their workers cowpokes as a tradition.

直到今天，有些現代牧場仍會依傳統稱他們的員工為**牛仔**。