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horn ANIMALHhC:n, $hC:rnna hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the top of the head of some animals角Cattle, sheep and goats have a pair of horns, but the Indian rhinoceros only has one. [C]牛、绵羊和山羊都有一对角,但印度犀牛却只有独角。Horn (= the substance animals'horns consist of) is sometimes used to make decorative objects such as knife handles or jewellery. [U]角(质)有时被用作诸如刀柄或饰件之类的装饰性物品。If you draw/pull in your horns, you spend less or do less than you did in the past.减少开支He'll have to draw in his horns now he's lost his job.他在失业后不得不减少生活开支。If you are on the horns of a dilemma, you can not decide which of two unpleasant things to do.左右为难Horn-rimmed glasses have frames that are coloured with a mixture of dark and light brown.角质或仿角质镜架的
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