horn
英 [hɔːn]
美[hɔrn]
- n. 喇叭，号角；角
- vt. 装角于
- n. (Horn)人名；(英、德、匈、捷、罗、波、芬、希、瑞典)霍恩；(法)奥尔恩；(柬)洪
词组搭配
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。
horn in
(informal)intrude; interfere
(非正式)侵入；干涉，打扰
blow (one's) own horn 或 toot (one's) own horn 【非正式用语】
To brag or boast about oneself.
自我吹嘘，自我夸耀
draw in (one's) horns 或 haul in (one's) horns 或 pull in (one's) horns 【非正式用语】
To restrain oneself; draw back.
克制自己；退缩
To retreat from a previously taken position, view, or stance.
放弃先前所采取的立场、观点或态度
To economize.
节约，节省
on the horns of a dilemma
Faced with two equally undesirable alternatives.
进退维谷，左右为难：面临两种同样不受欢迎的选择
双语例句
- 1. The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
- 他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。
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- 2. The rains have failed again in the Horn of Africa.
- 雨季又没有光顾非洲之角。
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- 3. We drove through red traffic lights, the horn blaring.
- 我们鸣着喇叭，闯过红灯。
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- 4. He beeped the horn.
- 他鸣了一下喇叭。
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- 5. I blared my horn.
- 我按响了喇叭。
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