| 释义 |
horn ☞hornn. [hɔːn] (horns)
双解释义 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 词汇搭配 动词+～ blow a ～ 吹号角 grow ～s 长角形容词+～ hunting ～ 猎号名词+～ car ～ 汽车喇叭介词+～ hold a sheep by the ～s 握住羊的角 play the tune on the ～ 用号吹奏这一曲子句型例句 The young goat was just beginning to grow horns. 这只小山羊刚开始长角。 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。 The knife has a horn handle. 那把刀有个角质柄。 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。 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。常用短语 ♣ draw in〔pull in〕 one's horns 减少，收敛 reduce the amount of one's activities, spending, etc. After the business failed, he had to draw in his horns pretty sharply. 买卖失败后，他不得不大大地削减生活开支。 ♣ on the horns of a dilemma 进退两难 having to choose between two unpleasant things or courses of action I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter. 这件事使我进退两难。补充资料 ［词源］中古英语<古英语horn（角，喇叭） |