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  • 行业词典释义

horn

[hɔ:n] [hɔrn]
  • 复数:horns;
  • 第三人称单数:horns;
  • 过去式:horned;
  • 过去分词:horned;
  • 现在分词:horning;
  • 例句
    词组
    • blow (或 toot) one's own horn
      (N. Amer. informal)talk boastfully about oneself or one's achievements (北美,非正式)吹嘘自己(或自己的成绩)
    • draw (或 pull) in one's horns
      become less assertive or ambitious 收敛(傲气或野心)
    • on the horn
      (N. Amer. informal)on the telephone (北美,非正式)通电话,打电话
    • horn in
      (informal)intrude; interfere (非正式)侵入;干涉,打扰
    • blow (one's) own horn 或 toot (one's) own horn 【非正式用语】
      To brag or boast about oneself. 自我吹嘘,自我夸耀
    • draw in (one's) horns 或 haul in (one's) horns 或 pull in (one's) horns 【非正式用语】
      To restrain oneself; draw back. 克制自己;退缩 To retreat from a previously taken position, view, or stance. 放弃先前所采取的立场、观点或态度 To economize. 节约,节省
    • on the horns of a dilemma
      Faced with two equally undesirable alternatives. 进退维谷,左右为难:面临两种同样不受欢迎的选择
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    • N-COUNT
      (汽车等的)喇叭;汽笛;警报器
      On a vehicle such as a car, the horn is the device that makes a loud noise as a signal or warning.
      例句
      He sounded the car horn. 他按响了汽车喇叭。
    • N-COUNT
      (牛、鹿等动物的)角
      The horns of an animal such as a cow or deer are the hard pointed things that grow from its head.
      例句
      A mature cow has horns. 成年奶牛有犄角。
    • N-UNCOUNT
      角质
      Horn is the hard substance that the horns of animals are made of. Horn is sometimes used to make objects such as spoons, buttons, or ornaments.
    • N-COUNT
      (铜管乐器中的)法国号,圆号
      A horn is a musical instrument of the brass family. It is a long circular metal tube, wide at one end, which you play by blowing.
    • N-COUNT
      号(角)(一种简单乐器,由一根金属管组成,一端宽,一端窄)
      A horn is a simple musical instrument consisting of a metal tube that is wide at one end and narrow at the other. You play it by blowing into it.
      例句
      ...a hunting horn. 猎号
    • N-COUNT
      角状物;喇叭形物
      A horn is a hollow curved object that is narrow at one end and wide at the other.
      例句
      ...a wind-up gramophone with a big horn. 带有一个大喇叭形扬声器的发条式留声机
    • PHRASE
      自夸;自吹自擂
      If you blow your own horn, you boast about yourself.
    • PHR-RECIP
      争吵;争论
      If two people lock horns, they argue about something.
      例句
      During his six years in office, Seidman has often locked horns with lawmakers. 在任的6年中,塞德曼经常和立法议员争得不可开交。
    • PHRASE
      进退维谷;左右为难
      If you are on the horns of a dilemma, you have to choose between two things, both of which are unpleasant or difficult.
      例句
      The bird is caught on the horns of a dilemma. Should it attack the predator, even though it then risks its own life? Or should it get out while the going is good? 这只鸟进退维谷。是应该冒着生命危险攻击捕食者呢?还是应该及早逃命?
    • PHRASE
      变得谨慎行事;(尤指)紧缩开支
      If someone pulls in their horns or draws in their horns, they start behaving more cautiously than they did before, especially by spending less money.
      例句
      Customers are drawing in their horns at a time of high interest rates. 消费者在高利率时期都在紧缩开支。
    英汉词典释义
    • n.
      角, 触角
      The young goat was just beginning to grow horns. 这只小山羊刚开始长角。
      角质,角质物
      The knife has a horn handle. 那把刀有个角质柄。
      号, 号角
      He played the tune on the horn. 他用号吹奏了这首曲子。 The horn blew loudly. 号角吹得很响亮。
      喇叭, 报警器
      The driver blew her horn when the child stepped in front of the car. 当那小孩走到汽车前面时, 司机按响了喇叭。
    • vt.
      (动物)用角抵撞,用角挑刺(或刺破、挑伤)
      About more than 100 people were horned in the bullfighting this year. 在今年的斗牛中,约有一百多人被牛抵伤。
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
      2. one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
      3. a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
      4. a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
      5. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
      6. any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn
      7. the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
      8. an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
      9. a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
      10. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
    • Verb
      1. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk;
      "the rhino horned the explorer"
    行业词典
    • 体育: 牛角制弦扣;前鞍桥;
      动物学: 洞角;
      医学: 角:尖性突出物,如各种动物头上的一对突起;角状物:任何类似角形的结构;
      地理学: 角峰;
      电子学: 喇叭;
      电工: 电极臂;