Word · Frequency #4090
horning
用角顶撞；用角攻击
horning is the present participle of horn.
To attack or gore with horns.
- 1.
Of an animal, to assault with the horns.
动物用角攻击。
- 2.
To furnish with horns.
给某物装上角。
给…装上角；动物用角攻击。；给某物装上角。；用角触；长角于
In use
The goat horns the fence whenever it sees the farmer.
During the mating season, the elk horned the bushes aggressively.
The ram was horning the metal gate, making a loud noise.
Verb forms
base horn · third person horns · -ing horning · past horned · past participle horned
规则动词，过去式加-ed
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- take the bull by the horns
- 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。
- blow one's own horn
- 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。
- lock horns
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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