首页英语词典hornhorn的意思

horn

英 [hɔːn] 美[hɔrn]

英英释义词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词telephone trumpet bone loudspeaker

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

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horn [hɔ:n] 号，号角——号

中文词源

horn 角，角质，号角

来自PIE*ker,角，头，词源同unicorn,corner,cornucopia.引申词义角质，号角等。

英英释意

1. a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

2. one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates

3. a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;

4. a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)

5. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

6. any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn

7. the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

8. an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound

9. a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves

10. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise

英文词源

horn: horn: [OE] Horn belongs to a very large Indo- European word-family that has made an enormous number of contributions to English. Its ultimate source is Indo-European *ker-, whose offspring predominantly denote ‘animal’s horn’, but also include words for ‘top’ and ‘head’. Its Germanic descendant, *khornaz, has not been that prolific (it has produced English, German, Swedish, and Danish horn and Dutch hoorn, and hornet is probably a derivative), but other branches of the family have been more fruitful sources.

From Latin cornū ‘horn’, for example, come English corn ‘hard skin’, cornea, corner, cornet, cornucopia, unicorn, and possibly scherzo and scorn; Greek kéras ‘horn’ has given English keratin, rhinoceros, and triceratops; while Sanskrit śrngam ‘horn’ lies behind English ginger.

And besides these, English hart ‘male deer’ [OE] goes back to a derivative of *ker-.
=> corn, corner, cornet, ginger, hart, hornet, keratin, rhinoceros, triceratops
horn (n.): Old English horn "horn of an animal," also "wind instrument" (originally made from animal horns), from Proto-Germanic *hurnaz (cognates: German Horn, Dutch horen, Gothic haurn), from PIE *ker- (1) "horn; head, uppermost part of the body," with derivatives refering to horned animals, horn-shaped objects and projecting parts (cognates: Greek karnon "horn," Latin cornu "horn," Sanskrit srngam "horn," Persian sar "head," Avestan sarah- "head," Greek koryphe "head," Latin cervus "deer," Welsh carw "deer"). Reference to car horns is first recorded 1901. Figurative senses of Latin cornu included "salient point, chief argument; wing, flank; power, courage, strength." Jazz slang sense of "trumpet" is by 1921. Meaning "telephone" is by 1945.
horn (v.): 1690s, "to furnish with horns," from horn (n.). Earlier in figurative sense of "to cuckold" (1540s). Meaning "to push with the horns" (of cattle, buffalo, etc.) is from 1851, American English; phrase horn in "intrude" is by 1880, American English, originally cowboy slang.

考试真题

When his request was refused, he took out his French horn and started to practice.

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

实用场景例句

I'm sure she doesn't want us horning in on her business.: 我肯定她不希望我们插手她的事。

to honk your car horn: 按响汽车喇叭

(British English)to sound/toot your horn: 鸣喇叭

a horn concerto: 法国号协奏曲

a hunting horn: 猎号

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。

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？

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。

...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

...a hunting horn.: 猎号

He sounded the car horn.: 他按响了汽车喇叭。

A mature cow has horns.: 成年奶牛有犄角。

In the service of the ultrasonic plastic Welder abroad, the design of the horn is necessary.: 对于国外超声波塑料焊机的应用,焊头设计是必经环节.

He honked his horn as he went past.: 他经过时按响了汽车喇叭.

The driver of a minivan came up behind and honked his horn.: 这辆小型货车的司机从后面上来,按了按汽车喇叭.

To our horror, we can clearly see the horn point coming out of his mouth.: 非常恐怖的是, 我们可以清楚地看到牛角尖甚至从他的嘴巴里穿了出来.

The driver blew her horn when the child stepped in front of the car.: 当那小孩走到汽车前面时,司机按响了喇叭.

The dual carburetor has a float bowl that partly surrounds the carburetor air horn.: 双浮子气化器有一个浮子室,它局部环绕着化油器的空气室.

There may be polarisation rotation scale on the LNB feed horn throat.: 那里也许是极化自转标度在LNB饲料垫铁喉头.

Line a was the distance between two free ends of greater horn of hyoid bone.: 对舌骨设定a、 b、 c3条径线及:α2角:a为舌骨大角两游离端内缘之间的距离.

Celluloid resulted from efforts to produce a synthetic horn.: 制造合成角质的层试,导致了赛璐珞的产生.

The driver sounded his horn when the child stepped in front of his car.: 司机在小孩走到他的汽车前面时按响了喇叭.

This horn is out of tune.: 这小号音调不正.

Horn is not Reserve Open Market Committee members have the right to vote.: 霍恩目前不是美联储公开市场委员会具有投票权的委员.

After we round the Horn we hit the Pacific.: 我们绕过了合恩角驶进太平洋.

He can logically infer that if the battery is dead then the horn will not sound.: 他可以符合逻辑地推测,如果蓄电池用完了,喇叭也就不会响了.

The horn blew loudly.: 号角吹得很响亮.

The speedy car ignored the traffic lights and, with its horn blaring, roared down the street.: 那辆飞速的汽车无视交通信号灯, 响着喇叭,奔腾呼啸, 顺着大街开过去了.

The journey round Cape Horn demanded a high degree of seamanship.: 绕好望角航行要求有高超的航海技术.

The knife has a horn handle.: 那把刀有个角质柄.