horn
n
1
(a) [C] bony outgrowth, usu curved and pointed and one of a pair, on the heads of cattle, deer, rams and various other animals (牛、 鹿、 羊等动物的)角. =>illus at sheep 见sheep插图.
(b) [U] hard smooth substance of which this is made 角质.
2 [C] any of the various wind instruments with a trumpet-shaped end (乐器中的)号
a French `horn 法国号 * a `hunting horn 猎号.
3 [C] device for sounding a warning signal 示警装置: a `car horn 汽车喇叭
sound the horn to alert a cyclist 向骑自行车的人鸣喇叭示警
(joc 谑) He's got a voice like a `fog-horn. 他嗓音像雾号, 又粗又响.
4 [C] thing resembling an animal's horn, eg the projection on the head of a snail 像动物的角之物(如蜗牛的触角).
5 [C] either of the ends of the crescent moon (新月的)钩尖.
6 (idm 习语) draw in one's horns => draw2. on the horns of a di`lemma faced with a choice betwen things that are equally undesirable 进退维谷. take the bull by the horns => bull1. horn, v (phr v) horn in (on sth) (sl 俚) join in (an attractive or a profitable undertaking, etc) without being invited; intrude 强行介入(有吸引力的或有利可图的事情等); 闯入.
🎯 考研助记
号(谐音):他们吹响了胜利的 号角 用玉米(corn)做的喇叭(h)也是 喇叭
🔁 扩展释义
*[hɒ:n]n. 角, 角质, 喇叭, 号角a. 角制的vt. 用角触, 长角于【医】 角相关词组: horn in lift up one's horn take a horn
🏥 医学释义
①角 ②角形扬声器
📖 同为「高中」词汇
flatadj. 平的;单调的;不景气的;干脆的;
adv. (尤指贴着另一表面)平直地;断然地;水平地;直接地,完全地;
n. 平地;公寓;平面;
vt. 使变平;[音乐]使(音调)下降,尤指降半音;
vi. 逐渐变平;[音乐]以降调唱(或奏);