horn

horn
noun
  1. a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, etc. and consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin
    （牛、羊、长颈鹿等的）角
    ■a woolly keratinized outgrowth, occurring singly or one behind another, on the snout of a rhinoceros
    （犀牛长鼻子上的）触角
    ■a deer's antler
    鹿角
    ■a horn-like projection on the head of another animal, e.g. a snail's tentacle or the tuft of a horned owl
    （其他动物头上的）角状物（例如蜗牛的触角、角鸮的冠毛）
    ■[mass noun](W. Indian)marital infidelity
    (西印度)夫妻不忠
    she took endless horn and pressure, but now she can't take it any more and wants a divorce.
    她不停地在外面寻欢作乐，但是现在不能了，她就想离婚。
    ■(horns)(archaic)a pair of horns as an emblem of a cuckold
    (古)绿帽子（妻子有外遇者的标志）
  2. [mass noun]the substance of which horns are composed
    角质物
    powdered rhino horn.
    犀牛角粉。
    ■[count noun]a receptacle or instrument made of horn, such as a drinking container or powder flask
    角质容器（或仪器）（如喝酒容器、火药筒）
  3. a thing resembling or compared to a horn in shape
    角状物
    ■a horn-shaped projection
    角状突起物
    ■a sharp promontory or mountain peak
    尖岬；山峰
    ■(the Horn)Cape Horn
    合恩角
    ■an arm or branch of a river or bay
    （河流或海湾的）支流（或支脉）
    ■the extremity of the moon or other crescent
    （弯月的）钩尖，月牙钩
    ■(Brit. vulgar slang)an erect penis
    (英, 粗俚)勃起的阴茎
  4. a wind instrument, conical in shape or wound into a spiral, originally made from an animal horn (now typically brass) and played by lip vibration
    号角
    ■(informal)(in jazz and popular music) any wind instrument
    (非正式)（爵士乐及流行乐中的任何一种）管乐器
    ■short for French horn
    French horn 的简称
  5. an instrument sounding a warning or other signal
    警报器；喇叭
    a car horn.
    汽车喇叭。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (of an animal) butt or gore with the horns
    （动物）用角抵撞（或顶撞）
  2. (W. Indian)be unfaithful to (one's husband or wife)
    (西印度)对（丈夫或妻子）不忠诚
    all the time he was horning his wife.
    他一直对他的妻子不忠。
常用词组
blow (或 toot) one's own horn
  1. (N. Amer. informal)talk boastfully about oneself or one's achievements
    (北美，非正式)吹嘘自己（或自己的成绩）
draw (或 pull) in one's horns
  1. become less assertive or ambitious
    收敛（傲气或野心）
on the horn
  1. (N. Amer. informal)on the telephone
    (北美，非正式)通电话，打电话
    she got on the horn to complain.
    她打电话抱怨。
on the horns of a dilemma
  1. faced with a decision involving equally unfavourable alternatives
    进退两难，进退维谷
派生
hornist
noun
  1. （限义项4）
hornless
adjective
horn-like
adjective
语源
  1. Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoorn and German Horn, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin cornu and Greek keras
继承用法
horn in
  1. (informal)intrude; interfere
    (非正式)侵入；干涉，打扰
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