horn

[hɔ:n]

n.喇叭, 触角, 角质, 号
v.强行介入

n.

1. 角; 触角, 触须

The young goat was just beginning to grow horns.

那头小山羊刚开始长角。

2. 角质[U]

The handle of this knife is made of horn.

这把刀的柄是用角制成的。

3. 角制物[C]

4. 管乐器; 号, 小号, 号角[C]

5. 警笛, 喇叭[C]

A car passed him at top speed, sounding its horn.

那辆车鸣着喇叭, 全速从他身边驶过。

vt.

1. 用角抵触(或刺挑)

2. 装角于

3. 把(牛)角截去(或截短)

词形变化

名词: hornist | 动词过去式: horned | 动词过去分词: horned | 动词现在分词: horning | 动词第三人称单数: horns |

词义辨析

同义参见:

loudspeaker  trumpet  telephone  bone  signal  

英英释义

名词 horn:

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates

a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;

a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)

同义词：saddle horn

a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

同义词：cornet, trumpet, trump

any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn

the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound

a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves

同义词：French horn

a device on an automobile for making a warning noise

同义词：automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, hooter

动词 horn:

stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

同义词：tusk

短语词组

blow one's own horn

1. 吹嘘

People get tired of a man who is always blowing his own horn.

人们对老是吹牛的人感到厌烦。

draw/pull in one's horns

1. 退缩

If we don't get some extra money from somewhere we shall have to draw our horns in pretty sharply.

要是我们不能从别的地方弄到钱, 那就只好赶紧打退堂鼓了。

lock horns

1. 争吵

She locked horns with him over the subject of equal pay for women.

她在妇女同酬问题上跟他争得不可开交。

on the horns of a dilemma

1. 进退两难

I was on the horns of a dilemma when I was offered another job.

人家又给了我一个工作, 我不由得进退两难。

show one's horns

1. 露出凶相

He showed his horns.

他凶相毕露。

补充

hornhorn英:[hɔ:n] 美:[hɔrn]n.1.角, 触角The young goat was just beginning to grow horns.这只小山羊刚开始长角。2.角质物The knife has a horn handle.那把刀有个角质柄。3.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。4.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。

例句

1. A mature cow has horns.成年奶牛有犄角。 2. I play the horn.我吹号。 3. He sounded his horn.他按了喇叭。 4. 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 5. Our gorgeous Page 3 Girl really gives him the horn.咱们那个美丽的三版女郎让他有了生理反应。 6. I said goodbye and hung up the horn.我说声再见然后挂了电话。 7. In My name shall his horn be exalted.因我的名, 他的角必被高举。 8. During his six years in office, Seidman has often locked horns with lawmakers.在任的六年中, 塞德曼经常和立法议员争得不可开交。 9. 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？ 10. Customers are drawing in their horns at a time of high interest rates.高利率时期消费者都在紧缩开支。 11. to horn deer截锯鹿角 12. 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。 13. to horn a gamedragon head给舞龙的头装角 14. she took endless horn and pressure, but now she can't take it any more and wants a divorce.她不停地在外面寻欢作乐，但是现在不能了，她就想离婚。 15. powdered rhino horn.犀牛角粉。 16. a car horn.汽车喇叭。 17. all the time he was horning his wife.他一直对他的妻子不忠。 18. she got on the horn to complain.她打电话抱怨。 19. Don't sound your horn late at night.别在深夜鸣喇叭。 20. the French horn法国号 21. utensils made of horn角质器具 22. a saddle horn马鞍角 23. The driver in the car behind me blew/honked his horn.我身后的汽车司机摁着喇叭。 24. "When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police. [=he phoned the police]"他知道有麻烦后便报了警。 25. "We've had a very successful year, and I think we have a right to blow our own horn [=(Brit) blow our own trumpet] a little."过去一年我们非常成功，我想我们可以稍微自夸一下。 26. The bad economic news has caused many investors to pull in their horns.经济的负面消息使许多投资者更为谨慎了。 27. a hornless animal无角动物 28. "Whenever I start to talk, he always horns in."我一开口，他就插嘴。 29. He always horns in on the conversation.他总是打断别人的交谈。