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- a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, etc. and consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin（牛、羊、长颈鹿等的）角。
1.1
- a woolly keratinized outgrowth, occurring singly or one behind another, on the snout of a rhinoceros（犀牛长鼻子上的）触角。
1.2
- a deer's antler鹿角。
1.3
- a horn-like projection on the head of another animal, e.g. a snail's tentacle or the tuft of a horned owl（其他动物头上的）角状物（例如蜗牛的触角、角鸮的冠毛）。
1.4
- mass noun W. Indian marital infidelity〈西印度〉（夫或妻）婚姻不忠：
she took endless horn and pressure, but now she can't take it any more and wants a divorce.
她忍受了无尽的不忠和压力, 现在再也受不了了, 因此要求离婚。
1.5
horns
archaic a pair of horns as an emblem of a cuckold〈古〉绿帽子（妻子有外遇者的标志）。
2
- mass noun the substance of which horns are composed角质物：
powdered rhino horn.
犀牛角粉。
2.1
- count noun a receptacle or instrument made of horn, such as a drinking container or powder flask角质容器（或器具）（如喝酒容器、火药筒）。
3
- a thing resembling or compared to a horn in shape角状物。
3.1
- a horn-shaped projection角状突起物。
3.2
- a sharp promontory or mountain peak尖岬; 山峰。
3.3
the Horn
Cape Horn合恩角。
3.4
- an arm or branch of a river or bay河汊; 狭湾。
3.5
- the extremity of the moon or other crescent（弯月的）钩尖, 月牙钩。
3.6
- Brit. vulgar slang an erect penis〈英, 粗俚〉勃起的阴茎。
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- a wind instrument, conical in shape or wound into a spiral, originally made from an animal horn (now typically brass) and played by lip vibration号角。
4.1
- informal (in jazz and popular music) any wind instrument〈非正式〉（爵士乐及流行乐中的任何一种）管乐器。
4.2
- short for FRENCH HORN.FRENCH HORN的简称。
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- an instrument sounding a warning or other signal警报器; 喇叭：
a car horn.
汽车喇叭。
with obj.
1
- (of an animal) butt or gore with the horns（动物）用角抵撞（或顶撞）。
2
- W. Indian 〈西印度〉be unfaithful to (one's husband or wife)对（丈夫或妻子）不忠诚：
all the time he was horning his wife.
他一直对他的妻子不忠。
短语
blow（或toot） one's own horn
- N. Amer. informal talk boastfully about oneself or one's achievements〈北美, 非正式〉吹嘘自己（或自己的成绩）。
draw（或pull） in one's horns
- become less assertive or ambitious收敛（傲气或野心）。
on the horn
- N. Amer. informal on the telephone〈北美, 非正式〉通电话, 打电话：
she got on the horn to complain.
她打电话抱怨。
on the horns of a dilemma
- faced with a decision involving equally unfavourable alternatives进退两难, 进退维谷。
派生词
hornist
noun （限义项4）hornless
adjectivehorn-like
adjective词源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoorn and German Horn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cornu and Greek keras.
短语动词
horn in
- informal intrude; interfere〈非正式〉侵入; 干涉, 打扰。