
horns
词源
源自古英语 'horn',与德语 'Horn'、荷兰语 'hoorn' 同源,原始印欧语词根 *ker-(意为'角、头部')。
noun
❶ 指动物头上生长的坚硬角状结构,如牛、羊等头上的角,常用于防御或争斗。
“The bull lowered its horns and charged at the matador.”
(公牛低下它的角,向斗牛士冲去。)
“Deer shed their horns every year and grow new ones.”
(鹿每年都会脱落角,然后长出新的。)
❶ 指乐器中的号角或喇叭,通过吹奏发声,常用于音乐演奏或信号传递。
“The sound of hunting horns echoed through the forest.”
(猎号的声响在森林中回荡。)
“He played a solo on the French horn during the concert.”
(他在音乐会上用法国号演奏了一段独奏。)
verb
❶ 用角顶撞或攻击,通常描述动物的行为动作。
“The ram horned the fence post repeatedly.”
(公羊反复用角顶撞篱笆柱。)
“During mating season, male deer often horn each other for dominance.”
(在交配季节,雄鹿经常用角互相顶撞以争夺主导权。)
常见短语
lock horns — 比喻双方激烈争执或对抗,就像动物用角互相顶撞一样。
“The two politicians locked horns over the new policy during the debate.”
(两位政客在辩论中就新政策激烈交锋。)
on the horns of a dilemma — 形容处于两难境地,必须在两个都不理想的选择中做出决定。
“She was on the horns of a dilemma: accept the job abroad or stay with her family.”
(她面临两难选择:接受国外的工作还是留在家人身边。)