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horns

英 [hɔːnz] 美 [hɔːrnz]
horns
n.  (羊、牛等动物的)角; 角质; (乐器)号
v.  把...装上角或做成角状物; 用角触; 用角刺或伤害; 使船的框架与龙骨成直角
horn的第三人称单数和复数

  1. N-COUNT （汽车等的）喇叭;汽笛;警报器
    On a vehicle such as a car, the horn is the device that makes a loud noise as a signal or warning.
    1. He sounded the car horn.
      他按响了汽车喇叭。
  2. N-COUNT (牛、鹿等动物的）角
    The horns of an animal such as a cow or deer are the hard pointed things that grow from its head.
    1. A mature cow has horns.
      成年奶牛有犄角。
  3. See also: horn-rimmed
  4. （铜管乐器中的）法国号，圆号
    A horn is a musical instrument of the brass family. It is a long circular metal tube, wide at one end, which you play by blowing.
    1. N-COUNT 号（角）（一种简单乐器，由一根金属管组成，一端宽，一端窄）
      A horn is a simple musical instrument consisting of a metal tube that is wide at one end and narrow at the other. You play it by blowing into it.
      1. ...a hunting horn.
        猎号
    2. N-COUNT 角状物;喇叭形物
      A horn is a hollow curved object that is narrow at one end and wide at the other.
      1. ...a wind-up gramophone with a big horn.
        带有一个大喇叭形扬声器的发条式留声机
    3. See also: shoehorn
    4. 自夸;自吹自擂
      If you blow your own horn, you boast about yourself.

        1. in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 blow your own trumpet

      1. PHR-RECIP 争吵;争论
        If two people lock horns, they argue about something.
        1. During his six years in office, Seidman has often locked horns with lawmakers.
          在任的6年中，塞德曼经常和立法议员争得不可开交。
      2. PHRASE 进退维谷;左右为难
        If you are on the horns of a dilemma, you have to choose between two things, both of which are unpleasant or difficult.
        1. The bird is caught on the horns of a dilemma. Should it attack the predator, even though it then risks its own life? Or should it get out while the going is good?
          这只鸟进退维谷。是应该冒着生命危险攻击捕食者呢？还是应该及早逃命？
      3. PHRASE 变得谨慎行事；（尤指）紧缩开支
        If someone pulls in their horns or draws in their horns, they start behaving more cautiously than they did before, especially by spending less money.
        1. Customers are drawing in their horns at a time of high interest rates.
          消费者在高利率时期都在紧缩开支。
      4. to take the bull by the horns → see: bull
      1. Now is the time for the Chancellor to take the bull by the horns and announce a two per cent cut in interest rates.
        现在是财政大臣迎难而上，宣布利率下调两个百分点的时候了。
      2. The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil's horns and tail
        海报漫画中的希特勒长着魔鬼的犄角和尾巴。
      3. Berlin people drank champagne, set off fireworks and tooted their car horns.
        柏林市民喝香槟、放焰火、鸣车笛。
      4. Drivers honked their horns in solidarity with the peace marchers
        司机按响汽车喇叭，支持反战示威游行者。
      5. Horns honk. An angry motorist shouts.
        汽车喇叭声响成一片。一个愤怒的司机在大声叫骂。
      6. A mature cow has horns.
        成年奶牛有犄角。
      7. During his six years in office, Seidman has often locked horns with lawmakers.
        在任的6年中，塞德曼经常和立法议员争得不可开交。
      8. The bird is caught on the horns of a dilemma. Should it attack the predator, even though it then risks its own life? Or should it get out while the going is good?
        这只鸟进退维谷。是应该冒着生命危险攻击捕食者呢？还是应该及早逃命？
      9. Customers are drawing in their horns at a time of high interest rates.
        消费者在高利率时期都在紧缩开支。
      10. Car horns toot as cyclists dart precariously through the traffic
        骑车人危险地在车流中飞速穿行时，汽车喇叭的嘟嘟声响成一片。
      11. Don't draw in your horns.
        不要把棱角磨掉。
      12. You'd better haul in your horns or the voters will know what you're trying to do.
        你最好谨慎点，不然投票者会知道你要干什么。
      13. You've been using up your strength too much recently, hadn't you better haul in your horns a little?
        你最近体力消耗太大，缓缓劲不好吗？
      14. And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
        他回答说，这是打散犹大，以色列，和耶路撒冷的角。
      15. Cattle, sheep and goats have a pair of horns.
        牛，绵羊和山羊都有一对角。
      16. Both male and female antelopes usually have horns.
        雄羚羊和雌羚羊通常都有角。
      17. He looped the rope around the steer's horns.
        他用绳子打个圈，套在这头小公牛的角上。
      18. A triceratops had three horns and a beak.
        一只三角恐龙有三个角和一个鸟嘴。
      19. She smiled at me then she showed to me the2 horns on her head.
        她对我微笑，然后她向我显示她的头2角。
      20. One day a small antelope fought with the rabbit and killed it with its horns.
        一天羚羊与兔子争斗并用角杀死了它。
      21. We crossed the first Wyoming between the Black Hills and the Big Horns.
        在黑山和大霍恩山脉之间，我们穿越了第一个怀俄明。
      22. He made funny sounds with horns and whistles to express his thoughts and feelings.
        他用喇叭和哨子发出的有趣声音来表达他的想法和感受。
      23. Varying tones and intensities provide distinctive directional cues and do not interfere with traditional horns and bells.
        不同音调和强度提供了明显的定向提示而且不会干扰传统的喇叭和铃声。
      24. Besides having horns and claws, I now possess a tail and leathery wings.
        好吧，现在除了犄角獠牙外，我又添上了尾巴和翅膀。
      25. The horns of some deer begin to shed.
        有些鹿开始换角了。
      26. Cattle, sheep and goats have a pair of horns, but the Indian rhinoceros only has one.
        牛、绵羊和山羊都有一对角，但印度犀牛却只有独角。
      27. Customers can make use of coin trays, shoe horns and handbag poles.
        顾客购物时可以利用硬币托盘、鞋拔和手袋杆。
      28. You can barely see her horns.
        你都看不到她的角了。
      29. That baseline is too funky and I love the triumphant horns.
        那一底线太古怪了，我喜欢胜利的号角声。
      30. I have a massive head, a hump over my front shoulders and sharply pointed horns.
        我有一个大大的头，前肩上面有个隆起和一个尖锐突出的角。