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horn

[hɔ:n]

(动物的)角

(动物的)触角; 触手

角质物; 角制物; 角状物

号角, 号, 汽车喇叭

新月的尖端

[美俚]鼻子

警报器, 扬声器, 角状扩音器; (喇叭形)天线

海湾的分叉; 河流的支流; 岬, 海角; 半岛; 【地质】角峰

(铁砧的)尖角, (马鞍的)鞍头

【航空】操纵杆

防卫武器; 力量; 光荣

[pl. ]妻子与人通奸的人头上的想象的角(譬喻说法, 如汉语中的“绿帽子”)

[the horn][美俚]电话

[俚](白兰地等的)一杯

机臂, 电极臂; 热铁; 角柄

(空心件用的)悬臂; (轴状)凹模

船桅顶横桁的外侧端

(梳麻机的)导条棒

hold a sheep by the horns

握住羊的角

习惯用语: at the horn 被宣布不受法律保护; blow one's own horn 自吹自擂; bore for the hollow horn [美口](给做事糊涂的人)开开脑筋; on the horns of a dilemma 进退维谷, 左右为难; between the horns of a dilemma 进退维谷, 左右为难; draw in one's horns 退缩, 软化, 克制自己; pull in one's horns 退缩, 软化, 克制自己; haul in one's horns 退缩, 软化, 克制自己; give horns to sb. 叫某人戴绿帽子; lift up the horn 得意忘形, 趾高气扬反抗; lock horns (with) [美]抵触, 冲突, 斗争, 较量肉搏, 短兵相接; lower one's horn 卑躬屈膝, 收敛气焰; 俯就; one's horn is exalted 洋洋得意, 趾高气扬; put sb. to the horn 【史】宣布(某人)不受法律保护; denounce sb. to the horn 【史】宣布(某人)不受法律保护; raise the horn [古]狂妄自大; 趾高气扬; show one's horns 露出凶相; take a horn [俚]饮一杯酒; toot one's own horn [美口]自吹自擂; wear horns 戴绿帽子; wind the horn 吹号角, 吹喇叭嗡嗡叫(指昆虫); horn and corn [废]牲畜和饲料; horn in [美俚]闯入; 打扰; 插话, 插嘴; horn of abundance 丰饶之角五谷丰登; horn of plenty 丰饶之角五谷丰登

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horn

[hɔːn]

either of a pair of permanent outgrowths on the heads of cattle, antelopes, sheep, etc, consisting of a central bony core covered with layers of keratin

the outgrowth from the nasal bone of a rhinoceros, consisting of a mass of fused hairs

any hornlike projection or process, such as the eyestalk of a snail

the antler of a deer

the constituent substance, mainly keratin, of horns, hooves, etc.(in combination)

a container or device made from this substance or an artificial substitute

a drinking horn

an object or part resembling a horn in shape, such as the points at either end of a crescent, the point of an anvil, the pommel of a saddle, or a cornucopia

a primitive musical wind instrument made from the horn of an animal

any musical instrument consisting of a pipe or tube of brass fitted with a mouthpiece, with or without valvesSee hunting horn See French horn See cor anglais

any wind instrument

a device for producing a warning or signalling noise.(in combination)

the hornlike projection attributed to certain devils, deities, etc

the imaginary hornlike parts formerly supposed to appear on the forehead of a cuckold

Also called: horn balance an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control

a hollow conical device coupled to the diaphragm of a gramophone to control the direction and quality of the sound.any such device used to spread or focus sound, such as the device attached to an electrical loudspeaker in a public address system.a microwave aerial, formed by flaring out the end of a waveguide

another name for pyramidal peak

a stretch of land or water shaped like a horn

an erection of the penis

a symbol of power, victory, or success

in my name shall his horn be exalted

to provide with a horn or horns

to gore or butt with a horn

See horn in

习惯用语: blow one's horn to boast about oneself; bragBrit equivalent blow one's own trumpet; draw in one's horns to suppress or control one's feelings, esp of anger, enthusiasm, or passion.to withdraw a previous statement.to economize; pull in one's horns 同; on the horns of a dilemma in a situation involving a choice between two equally unpalatable alternatives.in an awkward situation