horns

英 [hɔːnz]

美 [hɔːrnz]

n.  (羊、牛等动物的)角; 角质; (乐器)号
v.  把...装上角或做成角状物; 用角触; 用角刺或伤害; 使船的框架与龙骨成直角
horn的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （汽车等的）喇叭;汽笛;警报器
  On a vehicle such as a car, thehornis the device that makes a loud noise as a signal or warning.
  1. He sounded the car horn.
     他按响了汽车喇叭。
• N-COUNT (牛、鹿等动物的）角
  Thehornsof an animal such as a cow or deer are the hard pointed things that grow from its head.
  1. A mature cow has horns.
     成年奶牛有犄角。
• See also:horn-rimmed
• （铜管乐器中的）法国号，圆号
  Ahornis 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）
  Ahornis 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.
  1. ...a hunting horn.
     猎号
• N-COUNT 角状物;喇叭形物
  Ahornis a hollow curved object that is narrow at one end and wide at the other.
  1. ...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
• See also:shoehorn
• 自夸;自吹自擂
  If youblowyourown horn, you boast about yourself.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 blow your own trumpet


• PHR-RECIP 争吵;争论
  If two peoplelock horns, they argue about something.
  1. 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 areon the horns of a dilemma, you have to choose between two things, both of which are unpleasant or difficult.
  1. 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 someonepulls intheirhornsordraws intheirhorns, they start behaving more cautiously than they did before, especially by spending less money.
  1. 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。
• totake the bull by the horns→ see:bull

双语例句

• Drivers honked their horns in solidarity with the peace marchers
  司机按响汽车喇叭，支持反战示威游行者。
• Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the bull by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.
  现在是财政大臣迎难而上，宣布利率下调两个百分点的时候了。
• Cattle, sheep and goats have a pair of horns, but the Indian rhinoceros only has one.
  牛、绵羊和山羊都有一对角，但印度犀牛却只有独角。
• Berlin people drank champagne, set off fireworks and tooted their car horns.
  柏林市民喝香槟、放焰火、鸣车笛。
• He looped the rope around the steer's horns.
  他用绳子打个圈，套在这头小公牛的角上。
• We crossed the first Wyoming between the Black Hills and the Big Horns.
  在黑山和大霍恩山脉之间，我们穿越了第一个怀俄明。
• Both male and female antelopes usually have horns.
  雄羚羊和雌羚羊通常都有角。
• Varying tones and intensities provide distinctive directional cues and do not interfere with traditional horns and bells.
  不同音调和强度提供了明显的定向提示而且不会干扰传统的喇叭和铃声。
• The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil's horns and tail
  海报漫画中的希特勒长着魔鬼的犄角和尾巴。
• A triceratops had three horns and a beak.
  一只三角恐龙有三个角和一个鸟嘴。