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horne

UK /hɔːn/US /hɔːrn/

词源

源自古英语'horn',源自原始日耳曼语'hurnaz',与古诺尔斯语'horn'、德语'Horn'同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根*ḱer-(头,角)。

noun

❶ 指动物的角,通常由角质构成,常见于牛、羊等动物头上,用于防御或争斗。

“The bull lowered its horne and charged at the matador.”

(公牛低下它的角,冲向斗牛士。)

“She collected horne from various animals for her art project.”

(她收集了各种动物的角用于她的艺术项目。)

❶ 指类似角的物体或形状,如乐器号角或某些装饰品的设计。

“The musician played a melody on his horne.”

(音乐家用他的号角演奏了一段旋律。)

“The Viking helmet had two decorative horne on top.”

(维京头盔上有两个装饰性的角。)

同义词:antler, tusk, spike, projection, prong

verb

❶ 用角顶撞或攻击,常用于描述动物的行为。

“The goat horned the fence in frustration.”

(山羊愤怒地用角顶撞围栏。)

“He was horned by the angry bull during the rodeo.”

(在牛仔竞技表演中,他被愤怒的公牛用角顶了。)

同义词:gore, butt, ram, jab, poke

常见短语

lock horne — 指两只动物角互相纠缠,比喻双方陷入僵持或激烈争斗的状态。

“The two stags locked horne in a fierce battle for dominance.”

(两只雄鹿角互相纠缠,为争夺统治权展开激烈战斗。)

on the horne — 指正在打电话,源自老式电话的听筒形状像号角。

“I can't talk now, I'm on the horne with the client.”

(我现在不能说话,我正在和客户通电话。)