sound the claxon
claxon 是可数名词，指旧式机动车上那种响亮的高音喇叭；sound 在这里表示“按响（喇叭）”。
The driver sounded the claxon to warn the pedestrians.
司机按响高音喇叭提醒行人。
一种曾用于机动车的响亮喇叭；电喇叭商标名；电喇叭；高音喇叭；高音气笛
a loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
一种曾用于机动车的响亮喇叭
a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
The driver honked the claxon loudly to warn the pedestrians.
司机大声鸣响电喇叭以警告行人。
用法提示：claxon作为名词，指汽车上的电喇叭，通过动词honked搭配使用。
When the parade began, the claxon blared from the lead vehicle.
游行开始时，领头车上的高音喇叭发出震耳欲聋的声音。
用法提示：claxon作为主语，被动词blared修饰，表示高音喇叭发出响声。
The old car's claxon still works, producing a sharp, loud sound.
这辆旧车的电喇叭仍然能用，发出尖锐而响亮的声音。
用法提示：claxon作为名词所有格修饰对象，指汽车上的电喇叭部件。
claxon 是可数名词，指旧式机动车上那种响亮的高音喇叭；sound 在这里表示“按响（喇叭）”。
The driver sounded the claxon to warn the pedestrians.
司机按响高音喇叭提醒行人。
用 blare 描述喇叭发出响亮刺耳的声音，主语通常是 claxon 本身。
A claxon blared as the old car reversed.
那辆旧车倒车时，高音喇叭刺耳地响了起来。
用“the claxon of + 车辆”说明喇叭属于哪辆车，语气偏书面。
The claxon of the vintage car echoed down the street.
那辆老爷车的高音喇叭声在街上回荡。
grammar · medium
易错句子The taxi driver claxoned at the cyclist in front of him.
正确表达The taxi driver sounded the claxon at the cyclist in front of him.
claxon 只作名词，不能像汉语“按喇叭”那样直接把“喇叭”当动词用；要表达“鸣喇叭”，须用 sound the claxon 这类“动词+名词”结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子He fitted new claxon to his old car last year.
正确表达He fitted a new claxon to his old car last year.
claxon 是可数名词，汉语没有冠词，学习者常漏掉；单数可数名词前需要不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The old truck had two claxon on the roof.
正确表达The old truck had two claxons on the roof.
英语可数名词在数词 two 后必须用复数形式 -s，汉语名词本身不标复数，因此容易漏写 claxons 的词尾。
horn 是泛指各类喇叭的日常通用词，汽车、自行车、船只都能用；claxon 专指旧式机动车上那种响亮的喇叭，属过时、偏书面的说法。现代口语说汽车喇叭时用 horn，一般不用 claxon。
siren 指警车、消防车、救护车上的警报器，发出起伏的长鸣；claxon 是普通机动车上的响亮喇叭，不用于紧急车辆。
hooter 是英式非正式说法，可指汽车喇叭或工厂汽笛；claxon 是中性偏过时的书面词，专指旧式机动车喇叭，语域和所指范围都比 hooter 窄。
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