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blow horn

/hawrn/US // hɔrn //UK // (hɔːn) //

吹喇叭,吹响号角,吹号,吹号角

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain hooved mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
    • : a similar growth, sometimes of hair, as the median horn or horns on the snout of the rhinoceros, or the tusk of the narwhal.
    • : antler.
    • : a process projecting from the head of an animal and suggestive of such a growth, as a feeler, tentacle, or crest.
    • : the bony substance of which such animal growths are composed.
    • : any similar substance, as that forming tortoise shell, hoofs, nails, or corns.
    • : an article made of the material of an animal horn or like substance, as a thimble, spoon, or shoehorn.
    • : any projection or extremity resembling the horn of an animal.
    • : something resembling or suggesting an animal horn: a drinking horn.
    • : a part resembling an animal horn attributed to deities, demons, etc.: the devil's horn.
    • : Usually horns. the imaginary projections on a cuckold's brow.
    • : Music. a wind instrument, originally formed from the hollow horn of an animal but now usually made of brass or other metal or plastic.French horn.
    • : something used as or resembling such a wind instrument.
    • : Slang. a trumpet.
    • : an instrument for sounding a warning signal: an automobile horn.
    • : Aeronautics. any of certain short, armlike levers on the control surfaces of an airplane.
    • : Radio. a tube of varying cross section used in some loudspeakers to couple the diaphragm to the sound-transmitting space.Slang.a loudspeaker.
    • : Slang. a telephone or radiotelephone: I've been on the horn all morning.
    • : the high protuberant part at the front and top of certain saddles; a pommel, especially a high one.
    • : Carpentry. that part of a jamb extending above the head.
    • : one of the curved extremities of a crescent, especially of the crescent moon.
    • : a crescent-shaped tract of land.
    • : a pyramidal mountain peak, especially one having concave faces carved by glaciation.
    • : a symbol of power or strength, as in the Bible: a horn of salvation.
    • : each of the alternatives of a dilemma.
    • : the narrow, more pointed part of an anvil.
    • : ear tuft.
    • : Metalworking. a projection at the side of the end of a rolled sheet or strip, caused by unevenness of the roll due to wear.
    • : Horology. either of the two prongs at the end of the lever fork guarding against overbanking when the guard pin is in the crescent.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cuckold.
    • : to butt or gore with the horns.
    • : Shipbuilding. to set up at a proper angle to the keel with due regard to the inclination of the keel on the ways; plumb.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : made of horn.

Phrases

  • horn in on
  • horns of a dilemma, on the
  • blow one's own horn
  • lock horns
  • pull in one's horns
  • take the bull by the horns

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inacclaim
as inboast
Synonyms
advertise宣传,做广告,登广告,做宣传aggrandize夸大其词,夸大,夸耀,夸大其辞blow打击,吹,打吹,吹吹bluster虚张声势,唬人,耀武扬威bully恶霸,恃强凌弱,欺负人,欺凌cock-a-doodle-doo公鸡嘟嘟嘟嘟con骗局,骗人,骗术,骗人的crow乌鸦,人群,人群中,人群中的exaggerate夸大其词,夸大其辞,夸张,夸夸其谈exult欢呼雀跃,欣喜若狂,兴高采烈,欢呼fake赝品,伪造,伪造的,冒牌货flaunt炫耀,标榜,夸耀,炫耀一下flourish兴旺,兴旺发达,兴盛,兴起gasconade煤气中毒,煤气罐,煤气康德,煤气爆炸gloat侃侃而谈,侃大山,幸灾乐祸,幸灾乐祸的glory荣光,荣耀,荣华富贵,光荣grandstand看台,看台上,看台的作用,看台上的人jive跳舞,跳跃,欢呼声,跳动prate侈谈,侈靡,侈靡不振,侈奢preen矫枉过正,矫治,矫饰puff泡芙,扑通,扑面而来的,扑灭shoot抛出,抛射,抛投,抛出橄榄枝shovel铲子,铁锹,锸,锹showboat帆船,帆船表演,秀水湾,帆船赛shuck剥皮,剥壳,剥落,剥去sling吊带,吊索,吊绳,吊衣strut大步流星,大摇大摆地走过来,大摇大摆地走出去,大摇大摆地走过来的swagger挥洒自如,挥斥方遒,摇摆不定triumph大胜,凯旋,胜利,凯旋门vapor水汽,水蒸气,蒸汽,水蒸汽attract attention引人注意,引人注目,引起注意,惹人注目blow one's own horn自吹自擂,自鸣得意,自作主张,自矜blow smoke吹烟,冒烟,吹牛,吹嘘congratulate oneself自鸣得意,自贺,自贺其成,自慰flatter oneself谄媚,谄媚自己,拍马屁,谄媚于人give a good account of oneself表现自己,表现出自己,自我介绍,表现出自己的身份hug oneself拥抱自己,拥抱自我,抱团取暖,搂抱自己lay on thick敷衍了事,铺天盖地,敷衍塞责,铺天盖地的psych心理,心理学家,心理学,心理素质show off炫耀,炫耀一下,炫耀一下吧,炫耀一番sound off关闭声音,熄声,熄灭声音,关声talk big大谈特谈,大言不惭地说,大言不惭,大言不惭的说
as inbrag
Synonyms
advertise宣传,做广告,登广告,做宣传aggrandize夸大其词,夸大,夸耀,夸大其辞blow打击,吹,打吹,吹吹bluster虚张声势,唬人,耀武扬威bully恶霸,恃强凌弱,欺负人,欺凌cock-a-doodle-doo公鸡嘟嘟嘟嘟con骗局,骗人,骗术,骗人的crow乌鸦,人群,人群中,人群中的exaggerate夸大其词,夸大其辞,夸张,夸夸其谈exult欢呼雀跃,欣喜若狂,兴高采烈,欢呼fake赝品,伪造,伪造的,冒牌货flaunt炫耀,标榜,夸耀,炫耀一下flourish兴旺,兴旺发达,兴盛,兴起gasconade煤气中毒,煤气罐,煤气康德,煤气爆炸gloat侃侃而谈,侃大山,幸灾乐祸,幸灾乐祸的glory荣光,荣耀,荣华富贵,光荣grandstand看台,看台上,看台的作用,看台上的人jive跳舞,跳跃,欢呼声,跳动prate侈谈,侈靡,侈靡不振,侈奢preen矫枉过正,矫治,矫饰puff泡芙,扑通,扑面而来的,扑灭shoot抛出,抛射,抛投,抛出橄榄枝shovel铲子,铁锹,锸,锹showboat帆船,帆船表演,秀水湾,帆船赛shuck剥皮,剥壳,剥落,剥去sling吊带,吊索,吊绳,吊衣strut大步流星,大摇大摆地走过来,大摇大摆地走出去,大摇大摆地走过来的swagger挥洒自如,挥斥方遒,摇摆不定triumph大胜,凯旋,胜利,凯旋门vapor水汽,水蒸气,蒸汽,水蒸汽attract attention引人注意,引人注目,引起注意,惹人注目blow one's own horn自吹自擂,自鸣得意,自作主张,自矜blow smoke吹烟,冒烟,吹牛,吹嘘congratulate oneself自鸣得意,自贺,自贺其成,自慰flatter oneself谄媚,谄媚自己,拍马屁,谄媚于人give a good account of oneself表现自己,表现出自己,自我介绍,表现出自己的身份hug oneself拥抱自己,拥抱自我,抱团取暖,搂抱自己lay on thick敷衍了事,铺天盖地,敷衍塞责,铺天盖地的psych心理,心理学家,心理学,心理素质show off炫耀,炫耀一下,炫耀一下吧,炫耀一番sound off关闭声音,熄声,熄灭声音,关声talk big大谈特谈,大言不惭地说,大言不惭,大言不惭的说

Examples

  • Another car behind it in line was behaving “obnoxiously,” honking its horn and blasting music, he said.

  • Carolina Garcia, 35, director of original series at NetflixMy parents always say, “Toma el toro por las astas,” which means, “Grab the bull by the horns.”

  • He took pictures of the lizard and measured the size and shape of its body parts, such as the length of its nose-horn and head.

  • To transform a horse into a unicorn, you could try adding a horn from a related animal, Paul Knoepfler says.

  • Researchers have found certain genes that are turned off or on when animals are growing their horns.

  • So I asked the driver to honk the horn, which he does, and Rod looks over.

  • Reportedly, George Custer wore a Stetson into Little Big Horn.

  • A car parked at a red light honked its horn in rhythm with the chant as the crowd passed in front of it.

  • He told the court he called the retired captain to see exactly where he lived so he knew when to sound the cruise ship horn.

  • Available at Jonathan Adler Whisky Tumbler Set—Light Horn, $65  This is drinking at its most fashionable.

  • Before the outlaw can comply with this small request the horn sounds again.

  • Also our six-shooters reposed in their scabbards, the four belts hooked over the horn of MacRae's saddle.

  • There's one called ze, on top of a hill shaped almost like a horn; she showed me a picture of it.

  • The second barrel was discharged with no better result, except that a splinter of its horn was knocked off.

  • A huge string game-bag was slung over his back, and in an antelope's horn or a crane's bill bullets were carried.