horn

英 [hɔːn] 美 [hɔːrn]

• n. 喇叭；触角；角质；号
• v. 强行介入

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]角,触角

   a hard pointed part that grows on the heads of cattle, etc.; sth which stands out from an animal's head, like a snail

2. [U]角质物

   the substance that horns are made of

3. [C]号,号角

   any of a number of musical instruments consisting of a long metal tube

4. [C]喇叭

   an apparatus, e.g. in a car, which makes a loud usually short warning sound

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 角，角质，角质物，角制物
2. 喇叭，警笛，号，号角，小号
3. 管乐器
4. 触角，触须
5. 角状羽毛
6. 角状容器
7. 鼻子
8. 行为检点
9. 减少开支

v. 动词

1. 装角于，在...上装角
2. 用角抵触、刺透，刺挑
3. 把（牛）角截去，截短（牛角）
4. 把...做成角状
5. 【船】使（船的框架）与其龙骨成直角
6. 长角于
7. 使戴绿头巾
8. 鼻息中吸或喷致幻毒品（毒品相关用语）

adj. 形容词

1. 角制的
2. 角质的

英英释义

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

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

8. a device having the shape of a horn;

   "horns at the ends of a new moon"
   "the hornof an anvil"
   "the cleat had two horns"
   

9. an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound

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

11. 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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The driver tooted his horn as he approached the bend.
   开车的人在快要转弯时按响了喇叭。
2. The driver hooted his horn (at us).
   司机(冲著我们)鸣喇叭。
3. The rhinoceros has one horn on its nose.
   犀牛鼻子上有一个角。
4. The lark's on the wing, the snail's on the horn.
   云雀在空中飞翔，蜗牛伸出触角爬行。
5. The handle of this knife is made of horn.
   这把刀的柄是用角制成的。
6. He is an agreeable fellow, but likes to blow his own horn.
   他是一个随和的人，但就是喜欢自吹自擂。
7. The hunting horn rang through the forest.
   猎号响彻整个森林。
8. The blare of horn can be heard in the distance.
   可以听到远处传来的号角声。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Although he was not invited,Henry managed to horn in on Myra's wedding.
   尽管亨利没有被邀请，他还是设法闯来参加迈拉的婚礼。
2. He tried to horn in on our card game but we refused to let him join us.
   他力图加入我们打扑克，但我们拒绝他参加。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The young goat was just beginning to grow horns.
   这只小山羊刚开始长角。
2. This kind of grass looks like a snail's horns.
   这种草看上去就像蜗牛的触角一样。
3. The knife has a horn handle.
   那把刀有个角质柄。
4. He played the tune on the horn.
   他用号吹奏了这首曲子。
5. The horn blew loudly.
   号角吹得很响亮。
6. 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。

经典引文

• A young boy holding a goat by a horn.

  出自： S. Beckett

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

draw in〔pull in〕 one's horns

减少,收敛reduce the amount of one's activities, spending, etc.

on the horns of a dilemma

进退两难having to choose between two unpleasant things or courses of action

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• blow a horn 吹号角
• grow horns 长角

形容词+～

• hunting horn 猎号

名词+～

• car horn 汽车喇叭

介词+～

• hold a sheep by the horns 握住羊的角
• play the tune on the horn 用号吹奏这一曲子

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的horn；最初源自原始日耳曼语的khurnaz，意为兽角。

近反义词

【近义词】

• trumpet 喇叭
• telephone 电话
• signal 信号
• loudspeaker 扬声器
• bone 骨骼
• hooter 汽笛
• tusk 长牙
• siren 汽笛
• Klaxon 汽车响笛
• alarm 警报
• buzzer 蜂音器
• bleeper 传呼机
• alert 警觉的
• antler 鹿角
• spine 脊柱
• barb 倒钩
• projection 投影
• point 观点
• spike 长钉
• cornet 短号
• trump 王牌
• French horn 法国号(漩涡状的铜管乐器...