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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。
偷牲畜的人；盗牛贼
rustlers — plural of rustler
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
偷牲畜的人；盗牛贼
a person who steals cattle or other livestock
The rustler escaped into the hills.
那个偷牲畜的人逃进了山里。
偷牲畜的人；牛贼
One who rustles; a cattle (or other livestock) thief.
可在任何环境中自理的牛
A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances.
发出沙沙声的东西
That which makes a rustling noise.
The farmer found fresh tracks of a rustler near the barn.
农场主在谷仓附近发现了偷牛贼的新脚印。
Rustlers usually work at night to avoid being seen.
偷牲畜的人通常在夜间行动，以免被人看见。
The sheriff arrested the rustler after a short chase.
治安官经过短暂追捕后逮捕了那个偷牛贼。
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。
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。
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.
偷牛的贼会受到惩罚。
Not this
The police caught a rustle who stole horses.
Use this
The police caught a rustler who stole horses.
rustle 是动词，表示‘偷（牲畜）’或‘发出沙沙声’，指人时要用名词 rustler（偷牲畜的人）。原句用动词充当宾语，改正后变成名词。
Not this
He rustlered cattle from the ranch.
Use this
He rustled cattle from the ranch.
rustler 是名词，不能直接加 -ed 作动词。表达‘偷牛’的动词是 rustle，所以应使用 rustled。
Not this
He is rustler in this story.
Use this
He is a rustler in this story.
rustler 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a/an。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉，所以须加 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use rustlers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.