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单词 horn
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noun | verb
hornhorn1 /hɔrn/ ●●● noun Etymology Collocations 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)
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hornhorn2 verb Verb Table 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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