[C]ahardpointedpartthatgrows, usuallyinpairs, ontheheadsofsomeanimals, suchassheepandcows. Hornsareoftencurved(羊、牛等动物的)角[U]thehardsubstanceofwhichanimalhornsaremade角质🔑[C]asimplemusicalinstrumentthatconsistsofacurvedmetaltubethatyoublowinto(乐器)号◆ahuntinghorn猎号[C](especiallyBrE) = French horn◆ahornconcerto法国号协奏曲🔑
[C]adeviceinavehicleformakingaloudsoundasawarningorsignal(车辆的)喇叭◆tohonkyourcarhorn按响汽车喇叭◆(BrE) tosound/tootyourhorn鸣喇叭➡ see alsofoghorn●blow/tootyourownˈhorn(NAmE, informal) = blow your own trumpet●draw/pullyourˈhornsintostartbeingmorecarefulinyourbehaviour, especiallybyspendinglessmoneythanbefore行为检点;(尤指)减少开支●onthehornsofadiˈlemmainasituationinwhichyouhavetomakeachoicebetweenthingsthatareequallyunpleasant进退两难;左右为难●takethebullbytheˈhornstofaceadifficultordangeroussituationdirectlyandwithcourage勇敢面对困境(或险境)●ˌlockˈhorns (withsb) (oversth)togetinvolvedinanargumentoradisagreementwithsb涉及(与某人的)争论(或争端、纠纷)◆Thecompanyhaslockedhornswiththeunionsoverproposedpaycuts. 公司与工会就减薪计划争论不休。
🔑hornBrE/hɔːn/NAmE/hɔːrn/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyhornBrE/hɔːn/NAmE/hɔːrn/present simple - he / she / ithornsBrE/hɔːnz/NAmE/hɔːrnz/past simplehornedBrE/hɔːnd/NAmE/hɔːrnd/past participlehornedBrE/hɔːnd/NAmE/hɔːrnd/ -ing formhorningBrE/ˈhɔːnɪŋ/NAmE/ˈhɔːrnɪŋ/●ˌhornˈin (onsb/sth)(NAmE, informal) toinvolveyourselfinasituationthatdoesnotconcernyou干预,介入,插手(与己无关的事)◆I'msureshedoesn'twantushorninginonherbusiness. 我肯定她不希望我们插手她的事。