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honk

noun
🔊/hɒŋk/
🔊/hɑːŋk/
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  1. the noise made by a goose鹅叫声
  2. the noise made by a car horn汽车喇叭声Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.

honk

verb
🔊/hɒŋk/
🔊/hɑːŋk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they honk
🔊/hɒŋk/
🔊/hɑːŋk/
he / she / it honks
🔊/hɒŋks/
🔊/hɑːŋks/
past simple honked
🔊/hɒŋkt/
🔊/hɑːŋkt/
past participle honked
🔊/hɒŋkt/
🔊/hɑːŋkt/
-ing form honking
🔊/ˈhɒŋkɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhɑːŋkɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] if a car horn honks or you honk or honk the horn, the horn makes a loud noise （使汽车喇叭）鸣响synonym hoot
    • honking taxis喇叭声大作的出租车
    • She rushed from the room at the sound of the taxi honking.一听到出租车的喇叭声她就从房间里冲了出来。
    • honk at somebody/something Why did he honk at me?他为什么冲我按喇叭？🔊🔊
    • honk something People honked their horns as they drove past.人们开车经过时大按喇叭。🔊🔊
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
  2. [intransitive] when a goose honks, it makes a loud noise （鹅）叫
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative.