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horn/hɔ:n/ n. & v.●n. 1a a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, on the head of cattle, rhinoceroses, giraffes, and other esp. hoofed mammals, found singly, in pairs, or one in front of another (尤指有蹄动物头上的单或双)角；角羽 b the structure of a horn, consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin 角质 2 each of two deciduous branched appendages on the head of (esp. male) deer (鹿，尤指雄鹿头上的)茸角 3 a hornlike projection on the head of other animals, e.g. a snail's tentacle, the crest of a horned owl, etc. 触角；触须(如蜗牛的触角、角鸮的羽冠等) 4 the substance of which horns are composed 角质物 5 anything resembling or compared to a horn in shape 角状物 6 Mus. 【音】a = FRENCH HORN b a wind instrument played by lip vibration, originally made of horn, now usu. of brass 号；铜管乐器 c a horn player 号手；铜管乐器吹奏者 7 an instrument sounding a warning or other signal 警报器；喇叭 car horn 汽车喇叭; foghorn 浓雾信号 8 a receptacle or instrument made of horn, e.g. a drinking vessel or powder flask etc. 角制容器(如角制酒杯、火药筒等) 9 a horn-shaped projection 角形突出物 10 US colloq. a telephone [美口]电话 11 the extremity of the moon or other crescent 月牙，新月；月牙状物的钩尖 12a an arm or branch of a river, bay, etc. (河流的)分支；(海湾的)分叉 b (作 the Horn) Cape Horn 合恩角 13 a pyramidal peak formed by glacial action 角峰 14 Brit. coarse slang an erect penis [英] [粗俗俚语]勃起的阴茎 15 the hornlike emblem of a cuckold 妻子有外遇者的标志 ●v. tr. 1 (esp. as 尤作 horned adj.) provide with horns 装角于 2 gore with the horns 用角刺伤；用角抵触 □ horn in slang [俚语] 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 on) intrude 闯入；侵入 2 interfere 干涉；干预 □ horn of plenty a cornucopia 丰饶角；丰富，丰饶 □ on the horns of a dilemma faced with a decision involving equally unfavourable alternatives 困境，左右为难的处境 □ hornist n. (in senses 6a and b of n. 用于名词释义 6a 和 b)□ hornless adj.□ hornlike adj.[Old English from Germanic: related to Latin cornu] |