Word · Frequency #41663
rustler
偷牲畜的人；盗牛贼
a person who steals cattle or other livestock
- 1.
One who rustles; a cattle (or other livestock) thief.
偷牲畜的人；牛贼
- 2.
A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances.
可在任何环境中自理的牛
- 3.
That which makes a rustling noise.
发出沙沙声的东西
沙沙作响的东西；能自理的牛；偷牲畜的人；牛贼；可在任何环境中自理的牛；发出沙沙声的东西
In use
The farmer found fresh tracks of a rustler near the barn.
Rustlers usually work at night to avoid being seen.
The sheriff arrested the rustler after a short chase.
determiner + rustler
rustler 是可数名词，通常指偷牛等牲畜的贼。
The rustler escaped into the hills.
那个偷牲畜的人逃进了山里。
rustler of [livestock]
也可用复数形式 rustlers。
He was known as a rustler of cattle and horses.
他以偷牛盗马而闻名。
a rustler who/that [verb]
这一结构用于具体说明该贼偷的对象或行为。
A rustler who steals cows will be punished.
Connections
Collocations
- cattle rustler
- 偷牛贼
- The cattle rustler was caught with a stolen calf in his truck.那个偷牛贼在卡车里带着一头被盗的小牛被抓了。
- a gang of rustlers
- 一伙偷牲畜的人
- A gang of rustlers was seen near the ranch last night.昨晚有人看到一伙偷牲畜的人在牧场附近。
- notorious rustler
- 臭名昭著的偷牲畜贼
- After years of crime, the notorious rustler finally went to prison.犯罪多年后，这个臭名昭著的偷牲畜贼终于入狱了。
- catch a rustler
- 抓住偷牲畜的人
- The ranchers formed a posse to catch the rustler.牧场主们组成了一支搜捕队去抓那个偷牲畜的人。
Synonyms
- cattle thief
- 偷牛贼 · 与 rustler 基本同义，但语气更直白，不带有美国西部牧区的口语色彩；可用于正式或中性场合。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象偷牛贼蹑手蹑脚穿过草地，衣服蹭草发出“沙沙”声（rustle），所以 rustler 就是那个弄出沙沙声的贼。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：Western fiction and films、American frontier history accounts、ranching and livestock theft news reports 表示“偷牲畜的人”时，rustler 通常带有非正式和西部色彩，多用于美国西部题材的叙述、影视或历史故事中；正式法律或书面用语比较常见的是 cattle thief 或 cattle rustler。
Pronunciation & Spelling
In non-rhotic pronunciation, 'hustler' is a genuine rhyme: /ˈhʌslə/ vs 'rustler' /ˈrʌslə/. 'Wrestler' shares the same -stler spelling and final /slə/ but has a different vowel. 'Rustle', 'castle', 'whistle', and 'bristle' all show the silent 't' with a /s/ or /sl/ sound, but none ends in the same -er /ə/, so they are useful lookalikes, not exact rhymes.
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