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单词 honk
释义
honk1 nounhonk2 verb
honkhonk1 /hɒŋk $ hɑːŋk, hɒːŋk/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhonk1
Origin:
1800-1900 From the sound
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • His end-zone dances inspire delight among Dallas honks and disgust among purists and Cowboy-haters.
  • In a couple of minutes, we heard three quick honks.
  • We sat there sort of fooling and I put my hand inside her blouse and gave her a honk.
word sets
WORD SETS
auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=make a noise with your horn)
1a loud noise made by a car horn2a loud noise made by a goose
honk1 nounhonk2 verb
honkhonk2 verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
honk
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyhonk
he, she, ithonks
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhonked
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave honked
he, she, ithas honked
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad honked
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill honk
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have honked
Continuous Form
PresentIam honking
he, she, itis honking
you, we, theyare honking
PastI, he, she, itwas honking
you, we, theywere honking
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been honking
he, she, ithas been honking
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been honking
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be honking
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been honking
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • I saw you guys and honked, but you didn't see me.
  • Several horns honked impatiently.
  • The truck driver honked his horn and waited.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A vee of geese goes over, one goose honking at the setting sun.
  • Even the ducks on the lake were beginning to honk their appreciation and clamber out of the water towards him.
  • For the remainder of the evening, Barbara and A. B. Everage honked their horn and flashed their lights.
  • Motorists below honked their horns and flashed their headlights in response.
  • So I honked and honked, but he refused to budge.
  • The Nurse honks the car horn to warn the lovers of Lady Capulet's arrival.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsounds made by bells or horns
to make a sound like that of a bell: · The phone's ringing.· A burglar alarm was ringing further along the road.· At that moment, the door bell rang.
written if a large bell tolls , it makes regular, separate ringing sounds, especially as a sign of someone's death: · The funeral procession left the church as the bells began to toll.
if a bell or clock chimes , it makes a single ringing sound or a small number of ringing sounds, especially in order to tell you what time it is: · I heard a clock chime softly in the next door room.· Across the valley, church bells were chiming.chime six/eight/twelve etc (=ring six, eight, twelve etc times to show the time): · A clock chimed six.
informal if you honk a vehicle's horn or if the horn honks , it makes a loud clear sound which continues for only a few seconds: · Several horns honked impatiently.· The truck driver honked his horn and waited.
British if you hoot a vehicle's horn, or if the horn hoots , it makes a loud clear sound which continues for only a few seconds and is like a single musical note: · A horn hooted behind me. It was Don in his little red car.· All the other drivers were tooting their horns and yelling at me to move my car.
WORD SETS
auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=make a noise with your horn)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· The Nurse honks the car horn to warn the lovers of Lady Capulet's arrival.· Motorists below honked their horns and flashed their headlights in response.· At midnight I could hear cars honk their horns.· For the remainder of the evening, Barbara and A. B. Everage honked their horn and flashed their lights.· Dilip drove off honking his horn and threatening to run down those who were slow to get out of his way.· Fire trucks honked their horns, beer was sprayed on bar patrons and bikini-clad women kissed strangers.· Outside in the lot, a car was honking its horn.
[intransitive, transitive] if a car horn or a goose honks, it makes a loud noise:  Several drivers honked their horns.
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