drover

英 [ˈdrəʊvə(r)] 美 [ˈdroʊvər]

n.  赶牛羊牲畜者; 赶畜群上市者

复数:drovers

BNC.33840 / COCA.37685



牛津词典

noun

  1. 赶牛羊牲畜者;赶畜群上市者
    a person who moves groups of cows or sheep from one place to another, especially to market

    柯林斯词典

    1. 赶牛羊牲畜者
      A drover is someone whose job is to make sheep or cattle move from one place to another in groups.

      双语例句

      1. So he walked on to the river, which was deep and broad, and threw the sack containing the old drover into the water, believing it to be Little Claus.
        他走向那条又宽又深的河边,把那个装着赶牲口的老人的袋子扔到水里。
      2. Sarah Ashley: Mr drover, there's only one tent.
        萨拉:先生,这里只有一个帐篷。
      3. She got in her car and drover off.
        她钻进汽车,开走了。
      4. On her once familiar street, as in any unused channel, an unfamiliar queerness had silted up; a cat wove itself in and out of railings, but no human eye watched Mrs Drover's return.
        走在一度熟悉的大街上,就像在一条没有人走过的道路上一样,她心里充满了从未有过的新奇。一只猫在栏杆那儿绕来绕去,但是没有人留意特罗弗太太回来。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. someone who drives a herd

          Synonym:    herderherdsman