take the bull by the horns
idiom迎难而上,大胆面对困境
If you want to succeed, you have to take the bull by the horns and ask for a promotion.
如果你想成功,就必须迎难而上,主动要求升职。
用角顶撞;用角攻击
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用角顶撞;用角攻击
To attack or gore with horns.
The goat horns the fence whenever it sees the farmer.
山羊每当看到农夫时就用角撞栅栏。
动物用角攻击。
Of an animal, to assault with the horns.
给某物装上角。
To furnish with horns.
horn
Base
原形
horns
3rd person
第三人称单数
horning
-ing
现在分词
horned
Past
过去式
horned
Past participle
过去分词
The bull horns the fence every day.
这头公牛每天用角顶栅栏。
The goat horned the dog yesterday.
那只山羊昨天用角顶了那只狗。
The rhinoceros has horned the tree before.
这头犀牛之前用角顶过那棵树。
规则动词,过去式加-ed
During the mating season, the elk horned the bushes aggressively.
在交配季节,麋鹿猛烈地用角撞击灌木丛。
The ram was horning the metal gate, making a loud noise.
公羊正在用角撞击金属门,发出巨大的响声。
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迎难而上,大胆面对困境
If you want to succeed, you have to take the bull by the horns and ask for a promotion.
如果你想成功,就必须迎难而上,主动要求升职。
自吹自擂
He is always blowing his own horn about his achievements.
他总是自吹自擂自己的成就。
与某人争辩或发生冲突
The two managers locked horns over the budget.
两位经理在预算问题上争执不下。
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记忆:公牛用角(horn)顶人时,角就像一支‘号角’;‘horn’既是动物的角,也是装上角这个动作。
语域:mixed 常见场景:动物行为描写、新闻或叙述文本、文学、神话或工艺语境 作动词时,两个义项的语境差别较大:表示“用角顶撞”多出现在动物行为描写、新闻或叙述中;表示“装上角”多见于文学、神话或工艺类文本。整体为中性偏正式,日常口语中单独使用不多,建议根据具体语境把握。
以上词都与 horn 押韵,韵脚为 /ɔrn/:corn、born、torn、worn、thorn、scorn。注意拼写相似的 hone /hoʊn/ 和 hornet /ˈhɔrnɪt/ 并不与 horn 押韵。
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