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| 1 | C the object in a car or other vehicle that makes a loud warning noise when you press it （车辆上的）喇叭 |
| sound/honk/beep your horn A car sounded its horn at me. 一辆汽车冲我按喇叭。 |
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| 2 | C one of the hard pointed parts that usually grow in a pair on the heads of some animals, for example cows or goats. The horns on a deer are called antlers. (牛、羊等动物的)角 |
| | 2a | C one of the pointed parts on the heads of evil creatures such as the devil （魔鬼头上的）角 | |
| | 2b | U the hard substance that animals’ horns are made of 角质；角质物 | |
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| 3 | C a musical instrument consisting of a tube that is wide at one end and that you play by blowing into the narrow end （乐器中的）号 |
| the French horn 法国号 |
| | 3a | a simple instrument made from the horn of an animal that you blow to make a sound （用动物角制成的）号角 | |
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| 4 | C an object or shape that is narrow at one end and much wider at the other 角状物；角形 |
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| - | draw/pull in your horns
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| to start spending less money than you usually do |
| 减少开支；缩减生活费用 |
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| - | on the horns of a dilemma
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| in a situation in which you have to decide between two equally unpleasant choices |
| 左右为难；进退维谷 |
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