horn

名词 horn:

1. a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
2. one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
3. a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
4. a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
   同义词：saddle horn
5. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
   同义词：cornet, trumpet, trump
6. any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
7. the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
8. an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
9. a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
   同义词：French horn
10. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
    同义词：automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, hooter

动词 horn:

1. stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
   同义词：tusk

1. The rhinoceros has one horn on its nose.
   犀牛鼻子上有一个角。
2. The driver tooted his horn as he approached the bend.
   开车的人在快要转弯时按响了喇叭。
3. The driver hooted his horn (at us).
   司机(冲著我们)鸣喇叭。
4. He is an agreeable fellow, but likes to blow his own horn.
   他是一个随和的人，但就是喜欢自吹自擂。
5. The driver blew his horn when the child stepped in front of the car.
   当小男孩走到汽车前面时，汽车司机按响了喇叭。

horn

n.（名词）
One of the hard, usually permanent structures projecting from the head of certain mammals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes, consisting of a bony core covered with a sheath of keratinous material.
角：生长于某些哺乳动物（例如牛、绵羊、山羊或羚羊）头上的坚硬的，通常为永久性的结构，其以骨质结构为中心，外覆一层角质物
A hard protuberance, such as an antler or a projection on the head of a giraffe or rhinoceros, that is similar to or suggestive of a horn.
鹿茸：一坚硬的突出物，例如一鹿角或长于长颈鹿或犀牛头上的突出物，样子类似于角或可令人联想起角的

The hard, smooth keratinous material forming the outer covering of the horns of cattle or related animals.
角质物：覆盖于牛或其他相关动物的角上的，坚硬而又光滑的表层物质
A natural or synthetic substance resembling this material.
角状物：天然的或合成的，类似于角质物的物质
A container, such as a powder horn, made from a horn.
角制容器：一种由动物的角制成的容器，例如装枪药的角制容器
Something having the shape of a horn, especially:
角状物：具有动物的角之形状的某种东西，尤指：
A horn of plenty; a cornucopia.
象征丰收之羊角；装饰羊角
Either of the ends of a new moon.
新月两端之任何一端
The point of an anvil.
铁钻的尖角
The pommel of a saddle.
马鞍的前桥
An ear trumpet.
号角状助听器
A device for projecting sound waves, as in a loudspeaker.
角状扩音器：一种用来产生声波的装置，如扬声器
A hollow, metallic electromagnetic transmission antenna with a circular or rectangular cross section.
（喇叭形）天线：中空的，金属制成的电磁发射天线，具有圆形或矩形的覆盖网
Abbr. h.,H.Music
缩写 h.,H.【音乐】
A wind instrument made of an animal horn.
号角：由动物角制成的管乐器
A brass wind instrument, such as a trombone or tuba.
喇叭：铜制管乐器，例如长号或大号
A French horn.
法国圆号
A wind instrument, such as a trumpet or saxophone, used in a jazz band.
喇叭，萨克斯管：管乐器（如喇叭或萨克斯管），用于爵士乐队中

A usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud, resonant sound:
警报器：通常发出电子信号的装置，能产生高亢响亮的声音：
例句：
an automobile horn.
汽车喇叭

Any of various noisemakers operated by blowing or by squeezing a hollow rubber ball.
喇叭：任何通过吹或挤压一中空的橡皮球而发出噪音的物体
Slang A telephone.
【俚语】 电话
v.intr.（不及物动词）
horned,horn.ing,horns
To join without being invited; intrude. Used within.
不请自来；闯入。与in 连用

<习惯用语>blow (one`s) own horn 或
toot (one`s) own horn 【非正式用语】
To brag or boast about oneself.
自我吹嘘，自我夸耀
draw in (one`s) horns 或
haul in (one`s) horns 或
pull in (one`s) horns 【非正式用语】
To restrain oneself; draw back.
克制自己；退缩
To retreat from a previously taken position, view, or stance.
放弃先前所采取的立场、观点或态度
To economize.
节约，节省
on the horns of a dilemma
Faced with two equally undesirable alternatives.
进退维谷，左右为难：面临两种同样不受欢迎的选择
来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English * see ker-
源自 古英语 *参见 ker-

【引伸】
horn
adj.（形容词）
horn.ist
n.（名词）