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horns

UK //hɔːnz//US //hɔːrnz//

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。)

同义词:antlers, tusks, trumpets

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。)

同义词:gore, butt, ram

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。)