单词	horn
释义	horn1 nounhorn2 verb hornhorn1 /hɔːn $ hɔːrn/ ●●○ noun Entry menu MENU FOR hornhorn1 animal2 on a car3 musical instrument4 drinking horn/powder horn etc5 draw/pull in your horns6 be on the horns of a dilemma Word Origin WORD ORIGINhorn1 Origin: Old English Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES horn-rimmed glasses EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He contrasted sharply with the acceptance horn, exemplified by career policemen. The driver leaned out of the window and shouted at the lad, sounded his horn twice, then drove on. The palace enhances this quality through its long flat courtyard, which leads us directly to the rising horns. We will therefore use the four horns in unison. When you blow the horn, it sounds blaring. word sets WORD SETS► Chronology AD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► sound/toot/honk/blow your horn (=make a noise with your horn) COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► steel-/horn-/gold-rimmed glasses (=with frames made of steel etc)· He was a thin little guy with gold-rimmed glasses. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► car · The Nurse honks the car horn to warn the lovers of Lady Capulet's arrival.· Think Buddhas amid the car horns.· Suddenly, a car horn sounded from close by.· The urgent blare of his car horn drew their attention back to the sheriff's tall figure.· It is not permitted to sound a car horn after a certain hour.· Down in the drive some one was sounding a car horn.· There was the jabber of a car horn in his ear. ► player · Six rows of horn players and drummers clap, play and sway from side to side in accompaniment.· My ideal here is Seifert, who is quite simply the best horn player in the world.· Or of women horn players, reed wizards or guitarists.· Ervin is likewise considered a world-class horn player in constant demand.· The Strauss is Franz, father of Richard, and a celebrated horn player of his day.· Martin Glimmer is the 50-something horn player on his last legs. ► rhino · Officials say about 1.4 tonnes of rhino horn stockpiled, but conservationists claim the real figure is up to 10 tonnes.· Prices were sky high, with rhino horn worth four times as much as ivory, and still rising.· More sinister are the deaths in suspicious circumstances of two army officers who were investigating the rhino horn trade. ► rhinoceros · I always thought that was rhinoceros horn.· Notable among these are ivory, shells, rhinoceros horn, coral, amber and jet. ► section · The Last To Know is the most exuberant track, helped by a vibrant horn section and a catchy melody.· As in the stuff they make big band horn sections out of.· He's got a horn section, he's got singers and he's got the rhythm section.· Hinds' backing band, named after Fats Domino, counts eight musicians, including a three-piece horn section. VERB► blow · Other angry motorists blew their horns and flashed rude two-finger salutes when they finally managed to overtake him.· Then all three of the traders laughed together and sounded like a fleet of tugboats blowing their horns.· As she turned uphill, a dark-red Daimler slid by, and blew its horn at her.· When you blow the horn, it sounds blaring.· Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.· We climbed up on to it; some one blew a horn and the beat started.· Nanny hoisted her higher in her arms as the huntsman blew his horn and the hounds moved off. ► lock · The big beasts of medical ethics have been locking horns, the rationalists against the religious as usual.· In fact, the feuding agencies were about to lock horns and starve over the first two dams on their priority lists.· Louis throws a chair at Victor; they lock horns and wrestle.· Who had once locked horns with superpowers.· They locked grinding horns, and scuffled. ► sound · The driver sounded his horn furiously as the taxi sped on.· To help the doggies along, Mercer sounds a horn that emits an ear-piercing wail from his plane.· Oscar sounded his deafening horn three times and the gates to the yard swung open.· In his failure to sound the horn in time there is tragedy, but it is not of a very complicated kind.· Santerre sounded the horn and led the excited hunters down the hill.· It is not permitted to sound a car horn after a certain hour.· Down in the drive some one was sounding a car horn.· The driver sounded his horn frantically. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► drinking horn/powder horn etc► draw/pull in your horns However, it now plans to draw in its horns in anticipation of declining demand for farm machinery by cutting back production. ► be on the horns of a dilemma Stirling, who had come direct from Eighth Army Headquarters, was on the horns of a dilemma. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blow your own horn Borland has plenty of reason to blow his own horn - his company has just shown record profits. ► take the bull by the horns Helena decided to take the bull by the horns and organize the show herself. We decided to take the bull by the horns and go to court, instead of paying the fine. ► draw in your horns However, it now plans to draw in its horns in anticipation of declining demand for farm machinery by cutting back production. ► horn-rimmed glasses/spectacles Eventually Johnny drew him to one side with a shock-haired young reporter who sported horn-rimmed glasses and a velvet bow-tie. He had thick horn-rimmed glasses, a heavy shadow and rather bad teeth. ► lock horns (with somebody) In fact, the feuding agencies were about to lock horns and starve over the first two dams on their priority lists. Louis throws a chair at Victor; they lock horns and wrestle. The big beasts of medical ethics have been locking horns, the rationalists against the religious as usual. Who had once locked horns with superpowers. 1animal a)[countable] the hard pointed thing that grows, usually in pairs, on the heads of animals such as cows and goats → antlers b)[uncountable] the substance that animals’ horns are made of:  a knife with a horn handle c)[countable] a part of an animal’s head that sticks out like a horn, for example on a snail2on a car [countable] the thing in a vehicle that you use to make a loud sound as a signal or warningsound/toot/honk/blow your horn (=make a noise with your horn)3musical instrument [countable] a)a musical instrument like a long metal tube that is wide at one end, that you play by blowing b)informal a trumpet c)a French horn d)a musical instrument made from an animal’s horn → English horn4drinking horn/powder horn etc a container in the shape of an animal’s horn, used in the past for drinking from, carrying gunpowder etc5draw/pull in your horns to reduce the amount of money you spend6be on the horns of a dilemma to be in a situation in which you have to choose between two equally unpleasant or difficult situations → blow your own trumpet/horn at blow1(21), → lock horns at lock1(6), → take the bull by the horns at bull1(3) horn1 nounhorn2 verb hornhorn2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE horn Simple Form Present I, you, we, they horn he, she, it horns Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they horned Present perfect I, you, we, they have horned he, she, it has horned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had horned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will horn Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have horned Continuous Form Present I am horning he, she, it is horning you, we, they are horning Past I, he, she, it was horning you, we, they were horning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been horning he, she, it has been horning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been horning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be horning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been horning Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS For a while, being there felt like horning in on a family reunion. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► steel-/horn-/gold-rimmed glasses (=with frames made of steel etc)· He was a thin little guy with gold-rimmed glasses. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► blow your own horn Borland has plenty of reason to blow his own horn - his company has just shown record profits. ► take the bull by the horns Helena decided to take the bull by the horns and organize the show herself. We decided to take the bull by the horns and go to court, instead of paying the fine. ► draw in your horns However, it now plans to draw in its horns in anticipation of declining demand for farm machinery by cutting back production. ► horn-rimmed glasses/spectacles Eventually Johnny drew him to one side with a shock-haired young reporter who sported horn-rimmed glasses and a velvet bow-tie. He had thick horn-rimmed glasses, a heavy shadow and rather bad teeth. ► lock horns (with somebody) In fact, the feuding agencies were about to lock horns and starve over the first two dams on their priority lists. Louis throws a chair at Victor; they lock horns and wrestle. The big beasts of medical ethics have been locking horns, the rationalists against the religious as usual. Who had once locked horns with superpowers. horn in phrasal verb American English informal to interrupt or try to take part in something when you are not wanted SYN  butt inhorn in on Don’t try and horn in on our fun.
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