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horn
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(a) [C] bony outgrowth, usu curved and pointed and one of a pair, on the heads of cattle, deer, rams and various other animals （牛、 鹿、 羊等动物的）角. =>illus at sheep 见sheep插图.
(b) [U] hard smooth substance of which this is made 角质.
2 [C] any of the various wind instruments with a trumpet-shaped end （乐器中的）号
a French `horn 法国号 * a `hunting horn 猎号.
3 [C] device for sounding a warning signal 示警装置: a `car horn 汽车喇叭
sound the horn to alert a cyclist 向骑自行车的人鸣喇叭示警
(joc 谑) He´s got a voice like a `fog-horn. 他嗓音像雾号, 又粗又响.
4 [C] thing resembling an animal´s horn, eg the projection on the head of a snail 像动物的角之物（如蜗牛的触角）.
5 [C] either of the ends of the crescent moon （新月的）钩尖.
6 (idm 习语) draw in one´s horns => draw2. on the horns of a di`lemma faced with a choice betwen things that are equally undesirable 进退维谷. take the bull by the horns => bull1. horn, v (phr v) horn in (on sth) (sl 俚) join in (an attractive or a profitable undertaking, etc) without being invited; intrude 强行介入（有吸引力的或有利可图的事情等）; 闯入.
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