单词 | horn |
释义 | noun | verb hornhorn1 /hɔrn/ ●●● noun 1CAR [countable] the piece of equipment in a car, bus, etc. that is used to make a loud sound as a signal or warning: Someone behind me honked his horn when the light changed.2ANIMAL [countable] a)one of the pair of hard pointed parts that grow on the heads of cows, goats, and other animals: a bull with long horns b)a part of an animal’s head that stands out like a horn, for example on a deer SYN antler3MUSICAL INSTRUMENT [countable] eng. lang. arts a)one of several musical instruments that consist of a long metal tube, wide at one end, that you play by blowing: The huntsman blew his horn. b)informal a trumpet c)a French horn d)a musical instrument made from an animal’s horn → see also English horn4SUBSTANCE [uncountable] the substance that animals’ horns are made of: ivory and rhinoceros horn5drinking horn/powder horn etc. a container in the shape of an animal’s horn or made from an animal’s horn, used in the past for drinking from, carrying gunpowder, etc.6be on the horns of a dilemma to be in a situation in which you have to choose between two bad or difficult situations7pull/draw in your horns to reduce the amount of money you spend: Businesses are starting to pull in their horns.8get/be on the horn spoken to use the telephone: Su got on the horn and spoke to somebody in Design. → see also blow your own horn at blow1 (20), take the bull by the horns at bull (4), lock horns with somebody (over something) at lock1 (8) noun | verb hornhorn2 verb horn in phrasal verb to interrupt or try to take part in something when you are not wanted SYN butt in: horn in on Don’t try and horn in on our fun. |
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