horn
noun uk/hɔːn/ us/hɔːrn/
(ANIMAL)
C1 [ C or U ]角;角质
a hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the top of the head of some animals, or the hard substance of which a horn is made
- More examples
- The male deer grows large branching horns called antlers.
- The bull lowered its horns and charged straight at him.
(VEHICLE)
B2 [ C ]（车辆的）喇叭
a device on a vehicle that is used to make a loud noise as a warning or signal to other people
The driver blew/sounded (informal honked) her horn. 那个司机按了喇叭。
See also: foghorn
(MUSIC)
C2 [ C ]（乐器）号
a curved metal musical instrument that is narrow at the end you blow into and much wider at the other end
Idioms
be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom 左右为难，进退维谷
to be unable to decide which of two things to do because either could have bad results
draw/pull in your hornsidiom 行为收敛;（尤指）减少开支
to behave in a more careful way than you did before, especially by spending less money
He'll have to draw in his horns now he's lost his job. 由于丢掉了工作他将不得不减少开支。