Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #33405
honk
汽车喇叭声
The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.
- 1.
The harsh note produced by a typical car horn.
典型汽车喇叭发出的刺耳声。
- 2.
the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
鹅的叫声(或类似的声音)
- 3.
The cry of a goose or similar bird.
鹅或类似鸟类的叫声。
鹅叫（或类似声响）；典型汽车喇叭发出的刺耳声。；鹅的叫声(或类似的声音)；鹅或类似鸟类的叫声。；雁鸣
In use
The goose gave a loud honk as we approached.
We could hear the distant honks of wild geese flying south.
The car's horn made a honk like a goose.
give a honk
常用搭配，表示发出喇叭声的动作。
The driver gave a honk to warn the pedestrian.
司机按了一下喇叭警告行人。
the honk of a goose
指鹅叫或类似的声响。
The honk of a goose echoed across the lake.
鹅的叫声在湖面上回荡。
hear a honk from [sth]
用 from 引出声音的来源。
We heard a honk from the car behind us.
Connections
Collocations
- a loud honk
- 一声响亮的喇叭鸣响
- The driver gave a loud honk to warn the cyclist.司机按了一声响亮的喇叭提醒骑车人。
- give a honk
- 按一下喇叭
- She gave a honk as she passed her friend's house.她经过朋友家时按了一下喇叭。
- hear a honk
- 听到一声喇叭响
- We heard a honk from the street below.我们听到下面街上一声喇叭响。
- the honk of a goose
- 鹅的叫声
- The honk of a goose startled the children.鹅的叫声吓了孩子们一跳。
Pop culture & quotes
- Honk if you love Jesus.
- 如果你爱耶稣，就按喇叭。I heard a cheerful honk from a passing car, whose bumper sticker read, 'Honk if you love Jesus.'我听到一辆路过的汽车传来一声欢快的喇叭声，那辆车的保险杠贴纸上写着：‘如果你爱耶稣，就按喇叭。’
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把honk记成“轰可”：汽车喇叭和鹅叫都发出“轰”的刺耳声，一响就能联想。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、驾驶或交通场景、户外观察鹅等鸟类 作名词时通常用于日常或一般叙述，指汽车喇叭或鹅等鸟类的短促响声；语气比较中性，不算俚语或粗俗用语。在更正式的书面语中，也可用“喇叭声”或“鹅叫声”等表达来代替。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为honks。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 honk /hɑŋk/ 真正押韵的是 conk、clonk、zonk（都读 /ɑŋk/）。拼写相近但读音不同的常用词：monk /mʌŋk/、junk /dʒʌŋk/、bank /bæŋk/，它们与 honk 不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.