词汇 | horn |
释义 | horn /hɔrn/ n. A hard and usually pointed projection, growing upon the head of certain animals, esp. cattle, goats, deer, etc. 角。 The material of which animals' horns are composed, a thickened form of tissue. 角质。 Anything made of, or resembling, the horns of an animal, as one of the ends of the moon when in crescent form. 角制品;角状者(如新月之尖端)。 A musical wind instrument. 【乐】管乐器;号角。 In an airplane, a projection on a rudder or similar surface, offering a leverage for the wire from the control lever. 【空】操舵杆;操纵杆。 The telephone. 【美】【俚】电话。 phrases between the horns of a dilemma 进退两难。 blow one's own horn 吹牛;自夸。 draw (pull) in one's horns 【英】【口】软化;态度收敛;节省。 His horn is exalted. 他趾高气昂。 lock horns 争执;冲突。 lower one's horns 卑躬屈节;谦卑。 on the horns of a dilemma 进退维谷;左右为难。 show one's horns 露出怒意;预备争辩一番。 take the bull by the horns 【口】勇往直前;不畏艰难。 idoms Cape Horn, the Horn 合恩角(位于南美洲南端的海岬;智利境内)。 English Horn 英国管(低音的oboe)。 French horn 法国号。 horn of plenty (=cornucopia) (a)(艺术作品中)装满花果,玉蜀黍之装饰牲羊角;【喻】富饶。(b)【希】【神话】哺乳宙斯的山羊角。 derivatives adj. hornless. adj. hornlike. |
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