horn

/hɔːn/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

（牛、羊等头上的）角；喇叭；号角；（汽车的）喇叭

释义与例句

n. （牛、羊等头上的）角
one of the hard pointed parts that grow on the heads of cattle, goats and some other animals
  1. The goat got its horns stuck in the fence.
    山羊的角卡在了栅栏里。
  2. Some cattle are born without horns.
    有些牛生来就没有角。
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  1. The bull scraped the ground and shook its horns.
    公牛刨了刨地，晃动着双角。
n. 喇叭；号角；（汽车的）喇叭
a device on a car, train or ship that makes a loud warning sound, or a musical instrument like a trumpet
  1. The driver sounded his horn when the light turned green.
    绿灯亮时，司机按响了喇叭。
  2. The ship's horn sounded across the water.
    轮船的汽笛声在水面上回荡。
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  1. Don't press the horn when the road is empty.
    路上没车时不要按喇叭。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 horn 既指牛羊的角，也指汽车喇叭和号角；按喇叭说 sound/honk the horn，乐器小号是 trumpet。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • horned 有角的
    形容词，如 horned cattle 有角的牛。
  • unicorn 独角兽
    uni（一）+ corn（角），词根与 horn 同源。
同义词
  • trumpet 小号
    horn 可泛指铜管乐器或号角，the horn 还指汽车喇叭；trumpet 特指小号这种乐器，谈具体乐器时两者不能互换。
    He has played the trumpet in the school band for two years. 他在校乐队吹小号已经两年了。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • born 出生（bear 的过去分词）
    horn 与 born 拼写只差首字母：horn 指角或喇叭，born 用于 be born 表示出生；不可把 The baby was born 误写成 was horn。
    She was born in a small town near the sea. 她出生在海边的一个小镇上。
常见搭配
  • car horn 汽车喇叭
    A car horn woke me up at midnight. 半夜一声汽车喇叭把我吵醒了。
  • honk the horn 按喇叭
    He honked the horn twice to call the children. 他按了两声喇叭叫孩子们过来。
  • sharp horns 尖角
    The young bull already has sharp horns. 这头小公牛已经长出了尖角。