"rustlers" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 偷牛賊
• 牲畜竊賊

Definition

專門偷竊牛或其他牲畜的人，常見於農村，通常是有組織的犯罪活動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Rustlers” 主要用於美國西部或鄉村場景，特指偷竊牛隻或牲畜的小偷，不是泛指小偷。西部電影、小說和牧場話題常見此詞。

Examples

The sheriff caught three rustlers last night.

警長昨晚抓到三個**偷牛賊**。

Rustlers stole ten cows from our farm.

**偷牛賊**從我們農場偷走了十頭牛。

Farmers sometimes work together to protect their cattle from rustlers.

農民有時會合作保護牛羣不被**偷牛賊**偷走。

We saw some rustlers sneaking through the pasture after dark.

天黑後我們看到有幾個**偷牛賊**在牧場裡鬼鬼祟祟地走動。

"Ever since those rustlers showed up, we've had to stay on guard every night," said the rancher.

牧場主說：“自從那些**偷牛賊**出現後，我們每晚都得留守。”

In old western movies, rustlers were usually the bad guys trying to steal the hero's cattle.

在舊西部電影中，**偷牛賊**通常是想偷英雄牛羣的壞人角色。